Kid’s customised couscous salad
Couscous is easy to prepare and can be used as a base for a healthy salad that can contain whatever veg children choose. Couscous can be served warm as a side dish for stews and curries or cold as a salad - it is perfect cooked the day before for picnics and lunchboxes.
Ingredients
▪¼;cucumber

▪10;cherry tomatoes;or 3 larger tomatoes

▪1;pepper, any colour

▪2;spring onions

▪100g;sweetcorn, frozen or tinned (drained weight)

▪150g couscous

▪small;lemon, juice only (you can also use orange)

▪1 tbsp;olive oil

▪200ml boiling water
For the optional extras
small bunch herbs, such as parsley and;coriandersmall handful nuts, such as;flaked almonds, pine nuts, or pistachiossmall handful;olives, choppedsmall handful dried fruits such as raisins, sultanas, chopped;dried apricots
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