A very healthy salad with a low fat-to-calorie ratio, packed with anti-oxidants, vitamin A, C, E, and K. Ready in 10 minutes! Enjoy it alone or as a side dish with white fish or chicken.

Ingredients

• 250g couscous;
• 200g trimmed brussel sprouts;
• 150g frozen cranberries;
• olive oil;
• black pepper;

Step by step

• Defrost the cranberries (you can do it quickly in the microwave).
• Place couscous with a pinch of salt into a large salad bowl. Stir to combine. Pour over boiling water, covering couscous (200ml of water per 100g of couscous or 1 cup of water for 2/3 cup of couscous). Leave for 5 minutes.
• Switch on your oven (grill mode – 240C). Wash brussel sprouts, cut them in half. Cook in a microwave in a plastic container for a couple of minutes and transfer into an oven proof dish. Add some olive oil and put under the grill briefly until slightly golden brown.
• Defrost the cranberries (you can do it quickly in the microwave).
• Combine everything together and season with black pepper.

  Your shopping basket

• 500g couscous – £0.99
• 200g brussel sprouts – £1.00
•  300g cranberries – £2.79
• Total basket £4.78 | Cost of ingredients (2 serving) £2.90 | Per serving £1.45