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    Home » Recipes » Lunch » Lunch Salads

    Sweet Potato Goats Cheese and Couscous Salad

    Published: Mar 31, 2015 · Updated: Jul 10, 2020 by Neil 8 Comments

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    This sweet potato goats cheese and couscous salad is delicious. It's packed with protein, dietary fibre and makes a great quick healthy lunch. #neilshealthymeals #recipe #sweetpotato #goatscheese #couscous #salad

    This sweet potato goats cheese and couscous salad is delicious. It's packed with protein, dietary fibre and makes a great quick healthy lunch. 

    Two plates of sweet potato goats cheese and couscous salad one in front of the other with forks on.

    Hey there Folks!

    After having an amazing week last week eating pretty much what we liked on holiday in Glencoe. I thought we’d better get back to our healthy during the week 80/20 eating routine.

    This sweet potato goats cheese and couscous salad fits that requirement perfectly!

    Birds eye view of a plate of sweet potato goats cheese and couscous salad with a fork on. Plate is on top of a round chopping board.

    I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with indulging once in a while.

    After all, that’s what my whole blog is based on. The 80/20 rule.

    It wasn’t that we ate badly last week either, just probably a little too much.

    You know how it is with holidays!

    Anyway, back to this delicious sweet potato goats cheese and couscous salad......

    This salad is pretty quick and easy to make.

    The really light olive oil and lemon juice marinade gives it a perfectly balanced light and fresh "zingy" taste.

    I couldn't decide whether it should go into salads, either into the lunch category or dinner category of the recipes index.

    Seeing as its pretty light to carry, easily transportable, I enjoy it as a packed lunch. So, it went into the lunch salads category!

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    For This Sweet Potato Goats Cheese Salad You May Need……

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    Equipment

    • Saucepans
    • Pyrex mixing glass bowl
    • Large mixing bowl
    • Kitchen scale
    • Measuring jug
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Measuring spoons

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    This sweet potato goats cheese and couscous salad is delicious. It's packed with protein, dietary fibre and makes a great quick healthy lunch.  Click to Tweet

    Sweet Potato Goats Cheese and Couscous Salad Recipe

    This sweet potato salad makes an excellent packed lunch. Keep it in the fridge and squeeze a lemon wedge over it when you're ready to eat!

    I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂

    This sweet potato goats cheese and couscous salad is delicious. It's packed with protein, dietary fibre and makes a great quick healthy lunch. The really light olive oil and lemon juice marinade gives it a perfectly balanced light and fresh "zingy" taste.
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    Sweet Potato, Goats Cheese and Couscous Salad Recipe

    You’ll love the tangy sweet and sour contrast of this healthy sweet potato, goats cheese and couscous filling lunch or dinner option.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time30 mins
    Total Time40 mins
    Course: Lunch
    Cuisine: International
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 418kcal
    Author: Neil

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    This means that if you click on it and then buy that product I’ll get a small commission (at no extra cost to you of course).

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    Equipment

    • Saucepans
    • Pyrex mixing glass bowl
    • Large mixing bowl
    • Kitchen scale
    • Measuring jug
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Measuring spoons

    Ingredients

    • 2 medium sized sweet potatoes
    • 1 teaspoon olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    • Freshly ground pepper
    • 50 g couscous
    • 200 ml vegetable stock
    • 100 g baby spinach leaves , washed
    • 2 tablespoon sunflower seeds
    • 100 g soft goats cheese , cubed
    • 2 lemon wedges
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Cut the potatoes in half, put them in a pan and cover them with cold water. Bring the water to the boil, then turn the heat down and allow the potatoes to simmer for 15 – 20 minutes. Then remove the potatoes, allow them to cool so they can be handled, peel them and cut them into cubes.
    • In a bowl mix together the olive oil, lemon juice and some freshly ground pepper. Then add the potato cubes and coat them gently in the marinade. Put aside whilst you cook the couscous.
    • Place the couscous in a saucepan with the vegetable stock and heat gently allowing the couscous to absorb all of the liquid. About 8 - 10 minutes.
    • In a large bowl place the spinach leaves, sunflower seeds, marinated potato cubes with any remaining marinade and the cooked couscous and gently mix everything together.
    • Divide the salad between 2 plates, sprinkle over the cubed goats cheese and serve with the lemon wedges.
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    Nutrition

    Calories: 418kcal | Carbohydrates: 49.6g | Protein: 17.5g | Fat: 17.3g | Saturated Fat: 8.1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 358.5mg | Fiber: 7.2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin C: 25.6mg | Calcium: 170mg | Iron: 3.8mg

    Nutrition Facts
    Sweet Potato, Goats Cheese and Couscous Salad
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 418 Calories from Fat 156
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 17.3g27%
    Saturated Fat 8.1g51%
    Cholesterol 23mg8%
    Sodium 358.5mg16%
    Carbohydrates 49.6g17%
    Fiber 7.2g30%
    Sugar 6g7%
    Protein 17.5g35%
    Vitamin C 25.6mg31%
    Calcium 170mg17%
    Iron 3.8mg21%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    This sweet potato goats cheese and couscous salad is delicious. It's packed with protein, dietary fibre and makes a great quick healthy lunch. #neilshealthymeals #recipe #sweetpotato #goatscheese #couscous #salad.

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    Comments

    1. Susie @ SuzLyfe

      March 31, 2015 at 12:53 pm

      So fresh and so clean clean! I can't wait to see all the rest of the photos! I feel like sweet potatoes are the gift that just keep on giving. And who doesn't love couscous? And spinach? And goat cheese (in small doses) will always be a fave of mine. I kinda want to add some dried cranberries to this! But that might make it a bit more wintery. So instead I think peas and lemon 😀

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        April 01, 2015 at 4:54 am

        Thanks Susie. I agree, dried cranberries would definitely give it a sweeter taste, so a nice texture. 🙂

        Sometimes I like to add a few black olives, just to give it a bit more of a summery feel. If it wasn't currently snowing again outside I might just do that. 😆

        Reply
    2. Meg Bollenback

      March 31, 2015 at 2:00 pm

      Love this! So clean and simple, but it looks absolutely delicious. Can't wait to see your photos when you're done!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        April 01, 2015 at 4:58 am

        It is just so simple isn't it Meg? 😀 And yes it is absolutely delicious too, thank you.

        Yep, just working on those photographs now. Gone have the days where you would just take photographs and post them no matter how they looked, it's amazing how much time I spent in lightroom now. But I do enjoy it! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Shashi at RunninSrilankan

      March 31, 2015 at 4:11 pm

      I love that you used that lemony marinade as the "dressing" for this salad - Neil - this sounds fantastic!
      I just took a gander over to IG and woa - y'alls eats on y'alls trip look so dang mouthwatering! I gotta agree - life is about balance - but, when food is good, and your on vacay - well....you can always get back to that balanced life when your vacay is over right?!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        April 01, 2015 at 5:12 am

        I'm so glad you like it Shashi, I just wanted to keep it as simple and clean as possible.

        Glad you liked the food photographs from our Glencoe trip too. I thought they came out pretty well, despite being done on my mobile! 🙂

        Yep, we are definitely back onto our balanced life now the vacation is over. And right back at the gym, and oh how I'm aching!! 😉

        Reply
    4. GiGi Eats

      April 01, 2015 at 7:54 pm

      5 stars
      I LOVE salads with chunks of LOVEEEE in them...... 🙂

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        April 02, 2015 at 5:08 am

        Ha ha me too GiGi! 🙂

        Reply

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