Quick Tuna & Couscous Salad is a light, nutritious meal that's perfect for lunch or dinner. Packed with protein from tuna and fiber from couscous, this easy-to-make salad is both filling and flavorful. With fresh ingredients and minimal prep time, it's a great option for busy days when you need a quick lunch option. Ideal a simple, balanced lunch, this salad will keep you energised throughout the day.
Quick Tuna & CousCous Salad
Tuna & Cous Cous Salad
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Category
Salads
Cuisine
Australian
Author:
Ashleyβs Place
Servings
2
Prep Time
10 minutes
Quick Tuna & Couscous Salad is a light, nutritious meal that's perfect for lunch or dinner. Packed with protein from tuna and fiber from couscous, this easy-to-make salad is both filling and flavorful. With fresh ingredients and minimal prep time, it's a great option for busy days when you need a quick lunch option. Ideal a simple, balanced lunch, this salad will keep you energised throughout the day.
Ingredients
- π₯ Cous Cous about 1/2 for 2 you can add as much as you like though
- π₯ About a 1/4 of a chopped and baked pumpkin π
- π₯ A little olive oil, herbs of your choice for your pumpkin I do rosemary, onion powder, garlic powder
- π₯ Can of your fav tuna or salmon whichever you prefer
- π₯ 1 cucumber chopped in 1/4s
- π₯ 1/2 a capsicum diced
- π₯ handful of cherry tomatoes π chopped in 1/4
- π₯ 1/2 a lemon
- π₯ Your fav dressing, I used ranch
- π₯ Salt & pepper to taste
Directions
π₯ first dice your pumpkin into small cubes and bake in the oven until golden approx. 45 mins at 180C but this depends on your sizes so keep an eye on them as they can turn to burnt quickly
- π₯ When its nearly ready make your cous cous as per the instructions
- π₯ Chop up all your salad
- π₯ And assemble, cous cous, pumpkin, salad and tuna
- π₯ Add a dash of salt & pepper & squeeze with lemon juice and drizzle with dressing
Recipe Video
@_ashleysplace_ Ep 1: Itβs officially (well kind of) salad season π So welcome to our new series and this is Ep 1 of Salad Season Recipes: Tuna and Cous Cous Salad Follow @_ashleysplace_ for more salad recipes Sunshine βοΈ fresh salads and pure Sping & Summer bliss I love that in summer you can whip up a salad π₯ so easily and it is so fresh and simpleπ not to mention the perfect BBQ side Our first Ep is a simple Tuna & Cous Cous Salad that is the perfect quick & easy weekday lunch What you need: π₯ Cous Cous about 1/2 for 2 you can add as much as you like though π₯ About a 1/4 of a chopped and baked pumpkin π π₯ A little olive oil, herbs of your choice for your pumpkin I do rosemary, onion powder, garlic powder π₯ Can of your fav tuna or salmon whichever you prefer π₯ 1 cucumber chopped in 1/4s π₯ 1/2 a capsicum diced π₯ handful of cherry tomatoes π chopped in 1/4 π₯ 1/2 a lemon π₯ Your fav dressing, I used ranch π₯ Salt & pepper to taste How to make it: π₯ first dice your pumpkin into small cubes and bake in the oven until golden approx 45 mins at 180C but this depends on your sizes so keep an eye on them as they can turn to burnt quickly π₯ When its nearly ready make your cous cous as per the instructions π₯ Chop up all your salad π₯ And assemble, cous cous, pumpkin, salad and tuna π₯ Add a dash of salt & pepper & squeeze with lemon juice and drizzle with dressing And enjoy βΊοΈ #ashleysplace #ashleysplacetips #camdennsw #lovelocalcamden #macarthur #lovelocalmacarthur #easyrecipes #recipeideas #recipeidea #homecooking #easyrecipesathome #easycooking #foodseries #foodieseries #salad #saladseason #salads #saladideas #saladbowl #saladrecipe #saladrecipes #summerfood #summervibes #springfood #summerrecipes #summercooking #saladtok #foodtok #recipetok #saladtiktok #recipetiktok β¬ original sound - Ashleys Place
Recipe Note
- Such an easy salad to make and you can switch it up any way you like by using your fav tuna or salmon, your favourite dressing etc