Ingredients
75ml water, boiling
½ reduced-salt vegetable stock cube
70g wholemeal couscous
1 tomato
1 spring onion
¼ cucumber
½ pepper
2 dried apricots
1 x 15ml spoon parsley
1 x 15ml spoons low fat dressing
Equipment
Weighing scales, kettle, measuring jug, large bowl, fork, chopping board, sharp knife, mixing spoon, measuring spoons.
Method
- Make up the stock by dissolving the stock cube in the boiling water in the jug.
- Place the couscous in a large bowl and pour over the stock. Cover and leave for 2-3 minutes.
- Fluff with a fork and leave to stand for 5 minutes.
- Prepare the salad ingredients:
- chop the tomato;
- deseed and dice the pepper;
- dice the cucumber;
- slice the apricots;
- slice the spring onion into rings;
- chop the parsley.
5. Add all the vegetables to the couscous and stir.
6. Stir in the dressing.
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Be ingredient aware!
Check for any food allergy, intolerance, special dietary requirement or religious/cultural reasons for not handling or eating the ingredients in this recipe.
You may need to modify the recipe accordingly. For example, if following a vegan or vegetarian diet, use a meat alternative. For those with an allergy to gluten, use a gluten-free pasta. Always check food labels for allergens, and suitability for vegetarians and vegans.
For full guidance and up-to-date information on the 14 allergens, please visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website.
Nutritional information

If a vegetarian option is used nutritional information may vary.
This recipe serves three portions based on portion size guidance for 11-18 year olds , if serving to younger children then they may require a smaller portion and if serving to adults, they may require a bit more.
Why not use the Explore Food calculator, the British Nutrition Foundation's free online nutritional analysis programme, to calculate the nutritional information for other recipes?
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