Summer Salad
Add some sunshine to your day with this recipe that brilliantly combines your leftover meat, red bell pepper, green onions, couscous and your favourite dressing to make a flavourful salad that’s perfect for the lunch box!
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1½ cups leftover cooked meat or cold cuts, coarsely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1½ cups uncooked couscous
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
- ¼ cup of your favourite dressing
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Preparation
- In a large, deep skillet with a lid, heat 2 tbsp of oil over medium-high heat and cook the meat, bell peppers and green onions for 2 minutes.
- Add the couscous and broth, cover, let simmer for 1 minute, remove from the heat and let sit for 3 minutes to plump up.
- Fluff the couscous with a fork, add the spinach and your favourite dressing and mix well.
- Serve hot or cold.
For the adventurers
Notes and tips
Replace the leftover meat with six hard-boiled eggs.

