"Summer salad with fresh ingredients: melon, avocado, couscous, chickpeas, burrata, and basil. Quick and easy to make, not a lot of things to cook, this salad is very convenient for your summer lunch or quick dinner."
Burrata, Melon Couscous Salad
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Prep time 15mins
Cook time 10mins
Serves or Makes: 2
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ingredients
- 1/4 cantaloupe
- 1/2 large avocado
- 1/3 cup couscous
- 1/3 cup cooked chickpeas
- 1 ball burrata
- fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
Step 1
Start by cooking the couscous with boiling water. Pour the dry couscous in a bowl and cover it with boiling water. Cover and let it cook for 10 minutes. Then, mix with a fork.
Step 2
Deseed the melon and peel it. Cut it in pieces avocado and melon. Chop 5 big leaves of basil. Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
Step 3
In a big plate, sprinkle cooked couscous, chickpeas. Divide the melon and avocado pieces. Make small pieces of burrata by hand and add them. Sprinkle chopped basil and finish with a drizzle of olive oil (about 2 tbsp) and salt and pepper. Serve.