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
Colesno items missing · $21.42 of food
$29.84
28% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
AldiBest choice· $8.68 of food
$17.81
51% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- Couscous
Woolworths· $14.06 of food · $5.38 more
$21.72
35% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- Couscous
$5.36a serve
$5.36 a serve, cheapest at Coles
About $21.42 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$20.84 across 3 shops · all 8 items priced · $1.79 more for bigger packs, 43% spare for later
Coles$21.42
no items missing
you'll pay $29.84 · 28% of it spare
AldiBest choice$8.68
missing 1 item
you'll pay $17.81 · 51% of it spare
Woolworths$14.06
missing 1 item · $5.38 more
you'll pay $21.72 · 35% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$16.81
Tinned chickpeas
$2.12/kg
need 800 g2 × New Season Chick Peas 420 g$0.89closest match
Aldi$2.12/kg$0.89·Woolworths$2.26/kg$0.95·Coles$7.50/kg$7.50
Cucumber
$3.99/kg
need 200 gNo Brand Lebanese Cucumbers approx. 210 g$0.84closest matchreal special
Aldi$3.99/kg$0.84·Coles$4.90/kg$0.78·Woolworths~$7.68/kg$1.42
Tomatoes
$3.99/kg
need 250 g2 × Gourmet Tomatoes approx. 140 g$0.56closest matchreal special
Aldi$3.99/kg$0.56·Coles$4.90/kg$0.64·Woolworths~$7.26/kg$0.98
Fresh parsley
$2.99/ea
need 30 gContinental Parsley Bunch 1 each$2.99closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)
Aldi$2.99/ea$2.99·Woolworths$1.90/10g$1.90·Coles$2.20/10g$3.30
Olive oil
$0.88/100ml
need 45 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00
Lemons
$1.29/ea
need 1 itemAldi Lemon Each 1 item$1.29
Aldi$1.29/ea$1.29·Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49·Coles$1.60/ea$1.60
Buy at Woolworths$0.83
Red onion
~$4.37/kg
need 100 gOnion Red each 189.93 g$0.83
Woolworths~$4.37/kg$0.83·Aldi$4.99/kg$1.00·Coles$5.50/kg$1.10
Buy at Coles$3.20
Couscous
$1.28/100g
need 250 gOsem Toasted Couscous 250 g$3.20
Coles$1.28/100g$3.20·WoolworthsN/A·AldiN/A