This
was an easy choice for lunch as soon as I clocked eyes on it. Just look
how attractive it is – the bright colours, the mix of textures, lots of
big chunks of vegetables and lots of Middle Eastern flavours
and spices for a big punch of flavours. This is exactly the type of
healthy, convenient product I love – based on lots of vegetables (with
this containing 2 of your five a day) and lots of interesting tastes
rather than just salad leaves.
To list every
ingredient and component of this would take a while because there is so
much in it but it essentially breaks down into a couscous with a
Moroccan style dressing, a generous helping of soft and
creamy tasting carrot dip and large chunks of roasted and spiced
butternut squash. That’s not to say there isn’t a whole load more going
on as there’s onion, peppers, chickpeas, pomegranate seeds, quinoa,
spinach and dried apricot as well.
What works so well
about this is that individually each component is delicious but also
they also work together so you can eat the bits separately or mix them
together. It’s really hard to pick what my favourite
part is – maybe the roasted butternut squash –it’s soft but firm with a
lovely earthy smokiness from cumin and paprika that complements its
sweetness. But then the roasted carrot dip is delicious – I would buy a
pot of this just by itself as a houmous replacement,
its sweet and savoury and has a really thick luscious texture.
And that’s not to
say I wouldn’t eat the couscous by itself either – with garlic, chilli
and more lightly spiced Moroccan flavours, it’s fragrant and packs a
real flavour punch with is accentuated by the
mish mash of different textures, bites and flavours studded throughout.
The portion size is
exactly right and made a great healthy lunch. Suitable for vegetarians,
it’s certainly more interesting than a tuna nicoise or Caesar salad!
Bought at: Marks and Spencer
Nutrition per pack:
Score: 8/10
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