HIGH PROTEIN TABBOULEH SALAD
This tabbouleh salad is excellent for meal prep. I used to add cucumber and tomatoes but now I prefer adding broccoli and red bell pepper for the crunch and so that it doesn’t get soggy the next days. It’s also higher in protein with the broccoli 🙂
Nutrition Per Serving
Calories: 376kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 8g
Ingredients
- 250 g whole wheat couscous, dry
- 250 g broccoli
- 200 g red Bell pepper
- 100 g feta cheese, low fat reduced fat
- 30 g raisins
- 1 handful fresh mint
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- lemon to taste
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Instructions
- Cook the couscous aka semolina as per the package instructions. For 250g dry couscous, I added 350 mL boiling water, then covered with a lid until the couscous has absorbed the water.
- Cut the broccoli in very small pieces then blanch them. I like them crunchy so just cooked them few min in boiling water.
- Dice the red bell peppers and chop a loooot of fresh mint
- Add the cooked broccoli, bell peppers, feta cheese, mint and raisins to the couscous and season with lemon salt, olive oil.
- Mix well and serve with your favorite protein or just have it by itself 🙂
