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Try this harissa chicken and couscous salad, then check our more of our chicken salad recipes.

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp rose harissa
  • 100g couscous
  • 1 red onion
    finely chopped
  • 1 red pepper
    diced
  • ½ cucumber
    diced
  • ½ a small bunch flat-leaf parsley
    torn
  • ½ a small bunch coriander
    torn
  • a small handful hazelnuts
    toasted and roughly chopped

DRESSING

  • 2 preserved lemons
    rind finely chopped, flesh and pith discarded
  • 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon
    juiced

Nutrition:

  • kcal750
  • fat36.9g
  • saturates5.2g
  • carbs51.3g
  • sugars11g
  • fibre7.6g
  • protein49.3g
  • salt0.3g

Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Put the chicken breasts onto a baking-paper-lined tray, season and brush all over with the harissa. Roast for 20 minutes until charred and cooked through.

  • step 2

    Put the couscous into a bowl with a pinch of salt and pour over 200ml of just-boiled water. Cover and leave for 10 minutes, then fluff up with a fork.

  • step 3

    Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and season.

  • step 4

    Tip the onion, pepper, cucumber and herbs into the couscous, with ¾ of the dressing, then mix really well. Divide between 2 plates, top each with a sliced chicken breast and a sprinkle of hazelnuts. Spoon over the rest of the dressing.

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