This is a very green salad, that goes well with chicken. It's probably a complete waste of asparagus, but I had a couple of stalks leftover from something I'd made the other day, so I chucked it in.
This makes enough for 4 adults, if you're using it as a side-dish. You'll need:
1 green pepper, diced
1 medium courgette, chopped into chunks
a couple of spring onions, sliced
4 or 5 stalks of asparagus, sliced
olive oil
butter
black pepper
100g couscous
a handful of raisins
a few flaked almonds
Fry the pepper and spring onions in a good slug of olive oil for 3 or 4 minutes, until they've softened. Add the courgette, and cook for another 3-4 minutes, and finally the asparagus (that'll only need a couple of minutes).
In the meantime, melt a knob of butter in a large pan. Add the couscous, and stir round for a minute or two on a low heat. Pour in some hot water (you need the couscous to be covered by about a centimetre), and allow it to become absorbed (this might take a couple of minutes). Test the couscous - if it's really hard still, add a little more water, and give it another minute. Turn the heat off and cover the pan with a plate so the steam can't escape. Leave for 4-5 minutes.
Fluff up the couscous with a fork, and tip into the pepper/courgette/asparagus mixture. Mix everything carefully together, and season with lots of black pepper. Scatter the raisins and flaked almonds on the top.
You may find you need a little olive oil drizzled on top when you serve it (or maybe a squeeze of lemon juice). Some chopped flatleaf parsley would also be nice.
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