Couscous salad with raisins and mint

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 200 g couscous
• butter
• Water
• 1 bell pepper(s)
• 2 spring onions
• 5 tomatoes
• ½ cucumber(s)
• 1 pack of feta cheese, approx. 200 g
• some pine nuts
• some sunflower seeds
• 3 sprigs of mint
• 3 sprigs of parsley
• some tomato paste
• some olive oil
• some white wine vinegar
• salt and pepper
• 2 tsp honey
• 1 tsp mustard
• 100 g raisins or sultanas

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Allow the couscous to swell according to the package instructions with a knob of butter. Dice the onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and cucumber and add them to the swollen couscous. Mix well and season with salt and pepper. Briefly soak the raisins in water until they have absorbed the liquid and become soft. Drain well and then mix them into the salad. Lightly toast the pine nuts and sunflower seeds (careful, they burn easily) and fold them into the salad with the finely chopped feta. Chop the mint and parsley as finely as possible and mix them into the salad. Since the salad will be too dry without a light vinaigrette, make a dressing with the remaining ingredients. Simply add a few drops of oil and vinegar, a dash of tomato paste, honey, and mustard to the couscous and mix everything together. Repeat this process until the salad appears moist and well-seasoned. Tip: A squeeze of lemon also doesn’t hurt; use lemon vinegar if you have it. If you like it spicy, you can also add sambal oelek or a fresh chili pepper.