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Healthy Lentil Couscous Salad

Published: Jan 23, 2018 · Modified: Mar 31, 2025 by Julie Carlyle · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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Grainy Lentil Couscous Salad

Lentil Couscous salad is a simple and healthy dish that is a quick accompaniment to your favourite main. It is also fabulous as part of a packed lunch or for a picnic. 

Lentil Couscous Salad
Lentil Couscous Salad

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

I shared a recipe for Cajun Chicken a few days ago and served the chicken sitting on a bed of Lentil Couscous salad. The zesty lemon dressing in this salad makes it the perfect pairing for chicken or fish.

Thermomix Cajun Chicken w Avocado Cream Sauce
Thermomix Cajun Chicken w Avocado Cream Sauce

While you are making tasty salads, be sure to try my delicious Thermomix coleslaw, it tastes divine! 

The recipe uses whole grains, which are high in fibre and low in fat, meaning this salad will give you a sustained and satisfied feeling between meals. Each serving of the salad contains a huge 24gms of fibre! If you are trying to have good gut health, a high fibre diet is one of the best methods to achieve that goal.

Healthy Wholegrain Salad
Healthy Wholegrain Salad


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Grainy Lentil Couscous Salad

Lentil Couscous Salad

Julie Carlyle
Print Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Main, Main Course, Main Dish, Salad
Cuisine Australian, Middle Eastern
Servings 6 people
Calories 400 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Thermomix

Ingredients
 
 

  • 45 g continental parsley
  • 85 g red onion quartered
  • 60 g flaked almonds
  • 100 g couscous
  • 400 g brown lentils Can (drained weight 240g approx)
  • 2 lemon juice only
  • 150 g Campbells Real vegetable stock liquid
  • ¼ teaspoon Chinese 5 spice *optional
  • 50 g sultanas *optional

Instructions
 

  • Add 45gm parsley to TM bowl. Turbo 1 sec.
    45 g continental parsley
  • Scrape down the bowl. Repeat Turbo .5 sec.
  • Remove parsley and reserve in a large serving bowl.
  • Add 85gm red onion ¼ Turbo .5 sec. Reserve in the bowl with the parsley
    85 g red onion
  • Without cleaning the TM bowl add vegetable stock and Chinese 5 spice to the TM bowl. Heat 5min/Varoma/Speed 2.
    150 g Campbells Real vegetable stock, ¼ teaspoon Chinese 5 spice
  • Meanwhile, add the drained lentils and flaked almonds to the reserved parsley and onion.
    400 g brown lentils, 60 g flaked almonds
  • Place the couscous and sultanas in a separate bowl together and add lemon juice.
    100 g couscous, 50 g sultanas, 2 lemon
  • Add the heated vegetable stock to the bowl of couscous. Stir and set aside.
  • Once all the fluid has been absorbed into the couscous stir. 
  • Add the couscous to the salad and lightly toss all the ingredients together. Refrigerate the salad and serve chilled.

Notes

Note: Swap the almonds for any nut of your choice or omit.
Swap out the sultanas for cranberries if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 22gFat: 6gSodium: 108mgPotassium: 883mgFiber: 24gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 80IUVitamin C: 23.9mgCalcium: 86mgIron: 6.3mg
Keyword Gut Health, healthy, High Fibre, salad, Thermomix, Thermomix Salad
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Hi, I'm Julie, a recipe developer, published cookbook author, and registered nutritionist. My first love has always been cooking and food. ThermoKitchen is where my love of food combines with a "lazy streak" as I utilise my favourite appliance, the Thermomix! I discovered Thermomix in 2014 and loved it so much I became a consultant for the brand.

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