Israeli couscous salad with peas and pesto

Israeli couscous salad with peas and pesto

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Hanna Reder

Hanna Reder

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Difficulty
Easy 👌
Preparation
30 min
Baking
0 min
Resting
0 min

Ingredients

2Servings
MetricImperial
200 g
Israeli couscous
30 g
sliced almonds (toasted)
20 g
basil
salt

Utensils

pot, fine sieve, immersion blender, knife, cutting board

  • Step 1/2

    Cook the Israeli couscous in salted water according to the package instructions until al dente. Right before the end of the cooking time, add the peas and cook for another minute. Then rinse under cold water.
    • 200 g Israeli couscous
    • 150 g peas (frozen)
    • pot
    • fine sieve

    Cook the Israeli couscous in salted water according to the package instructions until al dente. Right before the end of the cooking time, add the peas and cook for another minute. Then rinse under cold water.

  • Step 2/2

    Coarsely chop the raisins. Blend parsley, basil, lemon juice and olive oil together in a blender to make a fine pesto. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix pesto with couscous and peas. Arrange on plates and garnish with raisins and almonds. Enjoy!
    • 30 g raisins
    • 30 g parsley
    • 20 g basil
    • 1 lemon
    • olive oil
    • salt
    • pepper
    • 30 g sliced almonds (toasted)
    • immersion blender
    • knife
    • cutting board

    Coarsely chop the raisins. Blend parsley, basil, lemon juice and olive oil together in a blender to make a fine pesto. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix pesto with couscous and peas. Arrange on plates and garnish with raisins and almonds. Enjoy!

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    Israeli couscous salad with peas and pesto

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