Warm Smoky Bacon Couscous Salad

Warm Smoky Bacon Couscous Salad- a warm couscous salad with fresh tomatoes, smoky bacon and smoked paprika. Makes a nice lunch or BBQ side dish.

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I am constantly looking for new things to have for work lunches, especially now my husband regularly works away and needs a packed lunch to take with him. I am very into couscous right now, because it feels summery and a bit lighter than pasta.

The key thing with couscous is that, like many grains, you need to add lots of flavour to really make it work. It can be terribly bland otherwise. I wanted to add smoky flavours to this and serve it as a warm salad, so I added smoky bacon and smoked paprika along with fresh tomatoes into the giant couscous. The sweetness of the tomatoes went really well with the smokiness of the bacon. 

It's lovely warm, served fresh from the pan, but my husband liked it cold as well. As with most grains, make sure you cool this quickly to be safe, and then keep cool. If you do that, it will be safe to reheat later. It also makes a good side dish for a buffet or BBQ.

This recipe is Slimming World Friendly if you use bacon medallions and spray oil to cook the bacon. 

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Make Warm Smoky Bacon Couscous Salad

Pan fry the smoky bacon and other ingredients.

Mix the cooked giant couscous and tomato puree.

Add the bacon mixture.

Top with some more fresh tomatoes.

warm salad, side dish, giant couscous, Israeli couscous, smoky bacon

lunch, side dish

British

Yield: 3

Author: The Improving Cook

Warm Smoky Bacon Couscous Salad

prep time: 5 Mcook time: 15 Mtotal time: 20 M

Warm Smoky Bacon Couscous Salad- a quick and easy warm couscous salad with fresh tomatoes, spring onion, smoky bacon and smoked paprika. Makes a nice lunch or BBQ side dish.

ingredients:

• 4 rashers of smoky bacon
• 3 spring onions
• 5 vine tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 150g giant couscous
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp olive oil

instructions:

1. Put the giant couscous in a pan and cook according to the instructions on the packet.
2. Chop up the bacon into decent chunks and fry in a little oil.
3. Chop the spring onions and add to the bacon along with the smoked paprika.
4. Chop the tomatoes into quarters and cut the green part out of the top.
5. When the bacon is starting to crisp and the onions have softened, add most of the tomatoes to the pan just long enough for them to warm and soften.
6. When the couscous is cooked, drain any excess liquid and stir through the tomato puree.
7. Stir through the bacon mixture.
8. Serve with the last couple of fresh tomato pieces on top.
9. Refrigerate as soon as it has cooled, if you intend to eat it later.

Calories
245

Fat (grams)
12

Sat. Fat (grams)
4

Carbs (grams)
23

Fiber (grams)
4

Net carbs
19

Sugar (grams)
6

Protein (grams)
13

Sodium (milligrams)
471

Cholesterol (grams)
27

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