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Roast Avocado & Couscous Salad

Here's how you make Roast Avocado & Couscous Salad
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  • Servings: 2
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 large avocado
  • Salt, dash
  • Pepper, dash
  • Olive oil, dash
  • FOR COUSCOUS
  • 1/2 cup couscous
  • 1/2 cup water (boiling)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 cup red onion, peeled & finely diced
  • FOR SALAD
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 4 cups lettuce, chopped (mixed baby lettuce leaves)
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • FOR TOPPING
  • Balsamic vinegar (drizzle of)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 200C (400F).

  • Step 2: Cut avocado into quarters, lengthwise, discarding stone and peel.

  • Step 3: Drizzle with a little olive oil and season generously with salt & pepper.

  • Step 4: Bake for about 15 minutes or until hot and sizzling and starting to go a little golden at the edges.

  • Step 5: Meanwhile, place couscous and onion in a heatproof bowl and pour over 1/2 cup boiling water.

  • Step 6: Season and stir through a tablespoon extra virgin olive oil.

  • Step 7: Cover and stand until needed.

  • Step 8: Whisk together 1 tablespoon lemon juice with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil. Season.

  • Step 9: To serve, fluff couscous with a wire whisk.

  • Step 10: Toss leaves, tomato and green onion through dressing and arrange on 2 plates.

  • Step 11: And add couscous on top

  • Step 12: Top with hot avocado.

  • Step 13: Drizzle with vinegar

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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