You'll love every bite of this wholesome couscous beetroot feta salad.
It's made with honey and cumin roasted carrots and beetroot, crumbly feta, fluffy couscous and toasted pumpkin seeds, finished with lime, ginger and coriander dressing.
The result is a warming, satisfying and delicious salad that you'll want to make again and again, especially as it's also delicious cold, making it perfect for packed lunches
Here's how to make this beetroot and feta salad with couscous recipe, which takes about 30 minutes to prepare and serves two.
Ingredients
For the roasted vegetables
- 250 g (8.8 oz) beetroot cubed
- 200 g (7.1 oz) carrots cubed
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 100 g (3.5 oz) Greek feta cheese cubed (vegetarian if required)
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- pinch salt and black pepper
For the couscous
- 120 g (4.2 oz) couscous cubed
- 1/2 vegetable stock (bouillon) cube
For the dressing
- 1 lime
- 15 g (0.5 oz) fresh root ginger minced
- 10 g (0.4 oz) fresh coriander (cilantro) chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
To finish
- 15 g (0.5 oz) pumpkin seeds minced
Instructions
To make the roasted vegetables
Preheat the oven to 220C (200C fan, 425F, Gas 7).
Place the beetroot and carrots in a roasting oven tray.
Add the cumin seeds, 2 tbsp olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Mix well.
Add the feta.
Drizzle with the honey.
Roast in the oven for 15 minutes or until the carrots are slightly tender with some crunch.
To make the couscous
Meanwhile, put the couscous in a bowl with the stock cube.
Add 200ml of boiling water, stir, cover, set aside for 10 minutes.
Uncover, then fluff with a fork.
To make the dressing
Combine 2 tbsp olive oil and the juice of half a lime.
Add the coriander, ginger and a pinch of salt and pepper.
Mix well with a fork until emulsified.
To finish
Put a pan on a medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add the pumpkin seeds.
Toast for 3 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve the couscous into two bowls. Top with roasted feta and vegetables. Drizzle with the dressing and sprinkle the pumpkin seeds on top.
Enjoy!
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Beetroot and Feta Salad with Couscous Recipe
Ingredients
For the roasted vegetables
- 250 g (8.8 oz) beetroot cubed
- 200 g (7.1 oz) carrots cubed
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 100 g (3.5 oz) Greek feta cheese cubed (vegetarian if required)
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- pinch salt and black pepper
For the couscous
- 120 g (4.2 oz) couscous cubed
- 1/2 vegetable stock (bouillon) cube
For the dressing
- 1 lime
- 15 g (0.5 oz) fresh root ginger minced
- 10 g (0.4 oz) fresh coriander (cilantro) chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
To finish
- 15 g (0.5 oz) pumpkin seeds minced
Instructions
To make the roasted vegetables
- Preheat the oven to 220C (200C fan, 425F, Gas 7).
- Place the beetroot and carrots in a roasting oven tray, then pour over the cumin seeds, 2 tbsp olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Add the feta and drizzle with the honey. I prefer not to mix again at this stage to ensure the feta doesn't break down.
- Roast in the oven for 15 minutes or until the carrots are slightly tender with some crunch.
To make the couscous
- Meanwhile, put the couscous in a bowl with the stock cube, add 200ml of boiling water, stir, cover, set aside for 10 minutes. Uncover, then fluff with a fork.
To make the dressing
- Combine the coriander, ginger, juice of half a lime, 2 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Mix well with a fork until emulsified.
To finish
- Put a pan on a medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add the pumpkin seeds and toast for 3 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve the couscous into two bowls. Top with roasted feta and vegetables. Drizzle with the dressing and sprinkle the pumpkin seeds on top. Enjoy!
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Jenny @ The Brick Castle says
That looks really well thought out. It's a lovely sounding recipe that's got my tastebuds going, and is a great veggie option. It's really making excellent use of the wider range of ingredients possible because you don't have to buy lots and lots of full sized product :)
Alison says
Now this looks tasty, I do have some couscous I was wondering what to do with. I like the idea of Gousto, it seems like a good way to try new recipes easily
Colette B says
That looks delicious! I do love feta.
Dave O'Hara says
Hi Emily, that's a really nice looking meal. The way you've laid your blog out is really impressive and I like how you've mixed the food and other subjects together. I love Feta, my other half had some in a spanakopita at a little Med/Greek deli/cafe (Ciao Ciao) we were at in Durham on Saturday. I got offered a few morsels for my trouble:-)
Anyway, keep up the good work. Dave
Emily Leary says
Thanks! I'll check out your blog now.
Arman @ thebigmansworld says
I have the biggest block of feta right now (stolen from my mum's place) And I love the combination of ingredients you've used- I need to try it out- Might change my mind about beetroot!