Beef & couscous salad
- Preparation time 20 minutes
- Cooking time 30 minutes
- Serves 4-6
Ingredients
- Olive or canola oil spray
- 1 kg butternut pumpkin, peeled, seeded, cut into 2-cm cubes
- 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 bunch asparagus, halved
- 435 ml MAGGI All Natural Chicken Liquid Stock
- 2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 2 cups couscous
- 2 boneless sirloin steaks (about 250 g each), excess fat removed
- 3 spring onions, sliced
- 1 bunch rocket
Method
- Preheat oven to 210°C (415°F).
- Spray an oven tray with oil and arrange pumpkin cubes in a single layer.
- Bake for 20 minutes, then add tomatoes to the tray and cook a further 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place asparagus in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water.
- Stand for 5 minutes, then drain.
- Place chicken stock in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Stir through rind, juice, ginger and couscous, cover tightly with a lid, remove from heat and stand for 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a large bowl and separate the grains using a fork.
- Spray a nonstick frying pan with oil and cook the beef for 8-10 minutes on each side.
- Transfer to a plate, cover loosely with foil and stand for 5 minutes.
- Finely slice the meat.
- Add spring onion, asparagus, pumpkin and tomatoes to the couscous and toss until well combined.
- Serve with rocket leaves and sliced beef. garnish with orange zest, if desired.
- Note: the pumpkin weight is for the whole piece, including the skin and seeds.
HINT: This salad is great for summer entertaining. Cook the meat on the barbecue if desired
Nutrition
ANALYSIS per serve | 4 | 6 |
---|---|---|
Energy kJ (Cal) | 2830 (676) | 1887 (451) |
Carbohydrate (g) | 96 | 64 |
Protein (g) | 47 | 32 |
Fat (g) | 11 | 7 |
Iron, Vitamin C, Zinc |
Australian Institute of Sport - From the "Survival from the Fittest" cookbook
05 Nov 2018
HINT: This salad is great for summer entertaining. Cook the meat on the barbecue if desired
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