Chickpea and Couscous Salad
No cooking beyond a kettle, and it travels well.
Ingredients
- Couscous250 g
- Tinned chickpeas800 g
- Cucumber200 g
- Tomatoes250 g
- Red onion100 g
- Fresh parsley30 g
- Olive oil45 ml
- Lemons1 ea
Method
- Put the couscous in a bowl, pour over 300ml of boiling water, cover, and stand for 5 minutes.
- Fluff the couscous with a fork and let it cool.
- Dice the cucumber and tomato, finely slice the red onion, and chop the parsley.
- Whisk the oil with the juice of the lemon and plenty of salt and pepper.
- Fold the drained chickpeas, vegetables and parsley through the couscous with the dressing.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
Chickpea and Quinoa Salad
- 250 g Quinoa instead of Couscous
Rinse the quinoa and simmer it in 500 ml water for 12 to 15 minutes instead of soaking, then cool before folding through.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Sainsbury'sBest choiceno items missing · £5.13 of food
£9.29
45% spare
Tescono items missing · £7.40 of food · £2.27 more
£24.71
70% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi UK· £3.08 of food
£9.65
68% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- Couscous
Morrisons· £4.41 of food
£8.64
49% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Couscous
Asda· £3.05 of food
£6.51
53% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Couscous
- Tinned chickpeas
- Fresh parsley
£1.28a serve
£1.28 a serve, cheapest at Sainsbury's
About £5.13 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£11.31 across 2 shops · all 8 items priced · £4.24 more for bigger packs, 64% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£5.13
no items missing
you'll pay £9.29 · 45% of it spare
Tesco£7.40
no items missing · £2.27 more
you'll pay £24.71 · 70% of it spare
Aldi UK£3.08
missing 1 item
you'll pay £9.65 · 68% of it spare
Morrisons£4.41
missing 1 item
you'll pay £8.64 · 49% of it spare
Asda£3.05
missing 3 items
you'll pay £6.51 · 53% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£4.10
Couscous
£5.00/kg
need 250 gGefen Standard 250 g£1.25closest match
Sainsbury's£5.00/kg£1.25·Tesco£5.00/kg£1.25·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·
OcadoN/A
Cucumber
£3.89/kg
need 200 g2 × Sainsbury's Standard 179.95 g£0.70closest match
Sainsbury's£3.89/kg£0.70·Aldi UK£4.95/kg£0.99·Asda£5.50/kg£1.10·Morrisons£1.10·Tesco£2.85·OcadoN/A
Red onion
£0.95/kg
need 100 gSainsbury's Red Onions 1 kg£0.95
Sainsbury's£0.95/kg£0.95·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.20·Aldi UK£0.95/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·Asda£2.62/kg£1.31·OcadoN/A
Fresh parsley
£16.67/kg
need 30 gSainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30 g£0.50closest match
Sainsbury's£16.67/kg£0.50·Aldi UK£16.67/kg£0.50·Morrisons£0.60·Tesco£36.00/kg£1.80·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£7.21
Tinned chickpeas
£0.41
need 800 gFour Seasons 0.27kg drainedclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.41·Sainsbury's£1.71/kg£0.41·Morrisons£0.37·Tesco£2.95/kg£14.14·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Tomatoes
£2.48/kg
need 250 gEveryday Essentials Baby Plum Tomatoes 1kg 250 g£0.62closest matchreal special
Aldi UK£2.48/kg£0.62·Morrisons£0.62·Tesco£3.33/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£3.08/kg£1.00·Asda£3.33/kg£1.00·OcadoN/A
Olive oil
£5.30/L
need 45 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Lemons
£0.22/ea
need 1 itemEveryday Essentials Wonky Lemons 4 each 4 items£0.89closest match
Aldi UK£0.22/ea£0.89·Tesco£0.37/ea£0.37·Sainsbury's£0.37/ea£0.37·Asda£0.37/ea£0.37·Morrisons£0.89·OcadoN/A