Couscous, orange and date salad

Name: Couscous, orange and date salad
Ingredients: 1 cup couscous; 3/4 cup diluted salt-reduced or homemade vegetable stock (hot, plus 2 tablespoons); 2 oranges; 3/4 of a 540ml can chickpeas (drained and rinsed); 3/4 cup dried dates (roughly chopped, pitted); 1/2 cup shelled pistachios (roughly chopped); 1/4 cup fresh mint (chopped); 1/2 tsp orange zest (grated); 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp paprika

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Couscous makes a brilliant base for a quick salad, as it needs only a brief soaking in hot stock (or water). Here it is combined with chickpeas, dates, oranges and pistachios for a Middle...

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Ingredients

1 cup couscous
3/4 cup diluted salt-reduced or homemade vegetable stock (hot, plus 2 tablespoons)
2 oranges
3/4 of a 540ml can chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
3/4 cup dried dates (roughly chopped, pitted)
1/2 cup shelled pistachios (roughly chopped)
1/4 cup fresh mint (chopped)
1/2 tsp orange zest (grated)
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp paprika