Pretty Delicious

Don't you love it when your food looks beautiful? This is a healthy couscous salad with beetroot, feta cheese, chicken and parsley. It's not only the taste of it, but it's also the beautiful colors that make me happy. I make it often, because it is also real easy and quick.

I like to serve it in my most beautiful Moroccan bowl. It's a treat every time (see recipe below).

I have a few of those delicious-quick-cheap-'n-easy recipes. I have started a special little project with them. I am making illustrated recipe cards with my favorites. Below you see a sneak peak. This one's sort of finished. The illustration of the recipe in the photos above is still in the making. And there will be more. I'll probably make a pretty set of them, so it will be a wonderful gift for anyone who loves fresh, delicious and simple food. 

Ok, so here's how you make the beetroot couscous. This is for one person, but I usually make a little more and keep it in the fridge for lunch the next day. And the best part: it doesn't take more than 15 minutes to make! 

• 50 grams of couscous 

• zest of half a lemon

• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice 

• 100 grams of chicken(breast), in cubes

• 100 grams of feta chees, in cubes

• 1 big beetroot (pre cooked), in cubes 

• a handful of parsley

• olive oil

• sea salt

• black pepper

Bring some water to a boil. Pour over the couscous and soak it with a pinch of salt in a big bowl for about ten minutes. It should only be just a few millimeters under water. Cover the top with aluminum foil. Cook the chicken on high heat with a bit of oil. In the meanwhile cut the beetroot and the feta cheese in cubes. Chop the parsley. Zest the lemon and squeeze it. Take the chicken out of the pan. It's okay if it gets a little cold. 

Loosen the couscous with a fork, add the parsley and the chicken. Mix it together and carefully add a little lemon juice and the zest. Taste and add a little more if necessary (be careful adding the lemon juice, if it's too much it's ruined...) Add the feta cheese and the beetroot. Add some salt and pepper to taste. Mix it all together gently and serve in a pretty bowl. Eat!