Salad with couscous, beans and grapefruit for lunch: the recipe

Salads are a dish that can easily be eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and they are very healthy, as they are usually based on vegetables, oil, and salt. To make the salad "play" in a different way, you can add various cereals, seafood, and meat to it.

The FoodOboz editorial team has chosen a recipe for a versatile salad that is very healthy, tasty, and quick to prepare.

Salad with couscous, beans and grapefruit

Ingredients:

• 200 g couscous
• 160 g of red cooked beans (pre-cooked or canned)
• 1 bell pepper
• 1 large ripe grapefruit
• 3 teaspoons of olive oil
• a small bunch of herbs (parsley, dill, mint)
• 30 g of almond slices
• salt, ground black pepper - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Cook the bulgur as written in the instructions.
2. Wash the pepper and cut it into pieces.
3. Wash and dry the herbs. Set aside a few sprigs.
4. Put the cooked bulgur in a bowl, and add the beans, pepper, and herbs.
5. Peel the grapefruit, and cut it in half. Disassemble one part into slices, and carefully remove the peel from each slice. Cut the pulp into pieces and add to the salad.
6. Squeeze the juice from the second half of the grapefruit into a small jar. Add olive oil, salt, and black pepper. Close the jar with a lid. Shake the oil and juice well.
7. In a small frying pan without fat, fry the almond slices until golden brown.
8. Pour the dressing over the salad and mix. Let stand for a few minutes. Put it on plates. Sprinkle with almond slices. Garnish with herbs.

The salad can be eaten warm or completely cooled.