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Zucchini & Couscous Salad

serves

4

people

Serves

prep-time

10

minutes

Preparation Time

recipe-type

40

minutes Oven

Cooking Time

Ingredients
  • To Make
  • 100 g Israeli (pearl) couscous
  • 6 (100g) thin slices prosciutto
  • 2 (350g) zucchini, thinly sliced lengthways
  • 1-2 tbsp (20-40mL) extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup (140g) cup frozen peas, defrosted
  • ½ cup fresh basil, coarsely torn
  • ½ cup fresh mint leaves, coarsely torn
  • 250 g bocconcini, roughly torn
  • Mustard Lemon Dressing
  • 2 tsp KEEN'S Mustard Powder
  • ¼ cup (60 mL) extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp honey
  • Zest and juice of a lemon
  • McCormick Adjustable Grinder Sea Salt
  • McCormick Adjustable Grinder Black Peppercorns
  • To serve
  • crusty bread
Directions
  1. Cook couscous in a medium saucepan of boiling salted water until tender (10-12 minutes), drain well and set aside.
  2. Panfry prosciutto in a medium frying pan over a medium-high heat until crisp, transfer to a chopping board. Add a drizzle of olive oil and cook zucchini in batches, turning once until golden and adding oil as necessary. Transfer each batch, as it cooks to a serving bowl.
  3. Blanch peas in a saucepan of boiling salted water (1 minute), refresh in cold water, drain and add to zucchini.
  4. Combine the couscous, crumbled reserved prosciutto, basil, mint and bocconcini with zucchini and peas.
  5. To make dressing; whisk together Mustard Lemon Dressing ingredients in a serving jug, season with McCormick Sea Salt and Black Pepper.
  6. Drizzle dressing over couscous salad, toss to combine and serve with crusty bread.
Recipe Tip

Toast the crusty bread and serve salad spooned over, like a bruschetta.

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