Halloumi and couscous salad

Name: Halloumi and couscous salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: moroccan
Ingredients: 250 g couscous; 0.5 vegetable stock cube; 1 tbsp butter; 240 g halloumi; 0.5 tub natural yogurt; 1 tsp harissa, or to taste; 200 g canned chickpeas, drained; 2 roasted red peppers; 50 g rocket

Warm grilled halloumi meets chickpeas, peppers and fluffy couscous.

250 g couscous
0.5 vegetable stock cube
1 tbsp butter
240 g halloumi
0.5 tub natural yogurt
1 tsp harissa, or to taste
200 g canned chickpeas, drained
2 roasted red peppers
50 g rocket

Dissolve stock cube and butter in 400ml boiling water. Pour over couscous, cover and leave for 10 minutes.
Slice halloumi and cook in a hot non-stick pan for 2–3 minutes per side. Mix yogurt with harissa to taste.
Fluff couscous. Fold in drained chickpeas, torn roasted peppers and rocket. Add halloumi and drizzle with the yogurt dressing.

Inspired by a Good Food recipe · Photo: Andy Li, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomato_%26_Couscous_Salad_-_The_Canopy_2025-08-03.jpg)