CHERMOULA SWEET POTATO SALAD
Chermoula Sweet Potato Salad is a filling, flavourful salad where sweet potato, chickpeas, couscous, tomatoes, olives and feta are mixed with Chermoula Sauce. Enjoy this delicious salad warm or cold.
Ingredients
FOR THE SALAD
- 3 cups sweet potato cubes approx. 330g
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
- 10 baby tomatoes cut into halves
- ½ cup feta crumbled
- ¼ cup olive slices
- 1 medium onion peeled and sliced
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup chickpeas cooked
FOR THE COUSCOUS
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 cup water
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
FOR THE CHERMOULA SAUCE
- ½ cup fresh coriander roughly chopped
- ½ cup fresh parsley roughly chopped
- ⅓-½ cup olive oil
- 1 clove garlic peeled
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp red chilli flakes
- ¼ tsp ginger powder
- ¼ tsp paprika powder
- ⅛ tsp saffron
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
MARINADE THE ONION SLICES
- Peel and slice the onion as thinly as possible We need a medium onion or according to your preference..
- Add the slices to a bowl.
- Add 2 tbsp lemon juice and mix well. Also this will help to separate the onion petals.
ROAST THE SWEET POTATO
- Peel and cut the sweet potato into bite size cubes. Keep them in the water till you are ready to roast them.
- Drain the water out.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a wide pan.
- Add the sweet potato cubes.
- Add ½ tsp salt. Mix well.
- Cover the pan. Allow the sweet potato to cook over medium heat for 15 minutes or until done.
- Remember to stir them half way so that they do not burn at the bottom.
PREPARATION OF COUSCOUS
- Add 1 cup water to a pan over medium heat.
- Add ½ tsp salt and 2 tbsp olive oil.
- Allow the water to boil.
- Add the couscous. Mix gently.
- Switch off the heat and cover the pan.
- Allow the couscous to rest for 5 minutes.
- Using a fork, fluff the couscous up.
PREPARATION OF CHERMOULA SAUCE
- Add chopped coriander, parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, all the spices, salt and olive oil to a food processor jug.
- Process the sauce to a rough texture using short pulses.
- You will have about ½ cup of sauce.
PREPARATION OF THE SALAD
- Add chickpeas, tomatoes, olive slices, feta, marinated onion to the roasted sweet potato cubes.
- Mix well.
- Add the chermoula sauce.
- Mix well. The salad is ready.
Notes
- To enjoy a warm salad, first prepare the sauce and keep it ready. Keep the marinated onion ready. Heat the roasted sweet potato with the chickpeas till it becomes hot. Lastly prepare the couscous. As soon as it is ready add to the pan with the sweet potato.Mix well.
- Add salt, garlic, red chilli flakes according to your taste.
- Can replace the couscous with quinoa.
- Add other salad ingredients like cucumber, bell pepper, etc.