Barley couscous & prawn tabbouleh

400 calorie meal recipe for 2 people, takes only 25 mins; recipe has barley couscous, lemon, rapeseed oil, dill, mint leaf, cucumber, nectarine and prawn.

Barley couscous & prawn tabbouleh

Barley couscous & prawn tabbouleh

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: 400 calorie meal
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Dill: 1/2 small pack dill, finely chopped
  • Lemon: zest 1 lemon, juice of 1/2
  • Cucumber: 1/2 cucumber, chopped
  • Rapeseed Oil: 1 tbsp extra virgin rapeseed oil
  • Prawn: 125g peeled prawns, or a handful of cashews or pecans for a vegetarian version.
  • Mint Leaf: good handful mint leaves, chopped
  • Nectarine: 2 nectarines, chopped
  • Barley Couscous: 125g barley couscous

Directions

  1. Tip the couscous into a bowl and pour over just enough boiling water to cover, following pack instructions. Leave for no more than 5 mins, drain thoroughly, then fluff up with a fork and tip into a bowl. Stir in the lemon zest and juice with the oil, dill and mint, then add the cucumber and nectarines.
  2. Toss through the prawns or nuts and serve on plates or pack into lunch containers.