Spanakopita Spinach Salad with Couscous
plus Marinated Tomatoes, Roasted Carrots & Pistachios
When the mood strikes, a big dinner salad is exactly the right meal at the right time. And this one is everything you love about spanakopita—and then some—in salad form! You’ll toss earthy cumin-roasted carrots and sweet red onion with bouncy, garlicky pearl couscous, leafy spinach, and juicy marinated grape tomatoes. It’s all dressed in a tangy vinaigrette and topped with briny crumbled feta and crunchy, nutty pistachios. In the mood yet?
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
6 ounce
Carrots
1 unit
Red Onion
1 teaspoon
Cumin
2.5 ounce
Israeli Couscous
(Contains Wheat)
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
4 ounce
Grape Tomatoes
½ ounce
Pistachios
(Contains Tree Nuts)
5 teaspoon
Red Wine Vinegar
5 ounce
Spinach
½ cup
Feta Cheese
(Contains Milk)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Cooking Oil
Olive Oil
Sugar
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Trim, peel, and halve carrots lengthwise; slice into 1⁄2-inch- thick half moons. Halve, peel, and cut onion into 1⁄2-inch- thick wedges. • Toss carrots and onion on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, half the cumin (all for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast on the top rack until tender, 18-20 minutes.
• While veggies roast, heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add couscous and half the garlic powder (all for 4 servings); cook, stirring frequently, until garlic powder is fragrant and couscous is lightly toasted, 1-2 minutes. • Stir in 3⁄4 cup water (11⁄4 cups for 4 servings) and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until couscous is tender, 6-8 minutes. Keep covered until ready to serve.
• While couscous cooks, halve tomatoes and roughly chop pistachios. • In a large bowl, whisk half the vinegar, 2 TBSP olive oil, 1 tsp salt, and 1⁄2 tsp sugar until sugar is dissolved (all the vinegar, 4 TBSP olive oil, 2 tsp salt, and 1 tsp sugar for 4 servings). Add tomatoes and toss until thoroughly coated.
• Once veggies are roasted and couscous is cooked, stir into bowl with marinated tomatoes; add spinach and toss until spinach is slightly wilted. • Divide spinach salad between bowls and top with feta and pistachios. Serve.
