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Tuna Cucumber Couscous Boxes with Lemon Chives

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Quick couscous lunch boxes with tinned tuna, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, sweetcorn, lemon, chives, parsley, and olive oil.

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15 min560 kcal4 base servingsLunchQuickPackableFamily FriendlyFilling Lunch
ContainsFish, Gluten
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Focus ingredients: tuna, couscous, cucumber, lemon

Dietary fit: Pescatarian, Dairy-free, Lower Sugar

Serving tip: Add the tuna last so the couscous stays fluffy and the fish remains in clear pieces.

Tuna Cucumber Couscous Boxes with Lemon Chives plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 2 tins tuna
  • 280g couscous
  • 1 cucumber
  • 250g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tin sweetcorn
  • 15g fresh chives
  • 15g fresh parsley
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

You'll also need

heatproof bowl, kettle, fork, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Tuna Cucumber Couscous Boxes with Lemon Chives cooking step 1: Soak the couscous.
    Step 1

    Soak the couscous

    Boil the kettle, then put the couscous and crumbled vegetable stock cube in a heatproof bowl, pour over 320ml boiling water, cover, and leave for 6 minutes.

    6 min
  2. Tuna Cucumber Couscous Boxes with Lemon Chives cooking step 2: Prepare the fresh ingredients.
    Step 2

    Prepare the fresh ingredients

    Dice the cucumber, halve the cherry tomatoes, drain the sweetcorn, chop the chives and parsley, and zest the lemon.

    7 min
  3. Tuna Cucumber Couscous Boxes with Lemon Chives cooking step 3: Fluff the grains.
    Step 3

    Fluff the grains

    Fluff the couscous with a fork, then stir in 1 tablespoon olive oil, lemon zest, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, black pepper, and a small pinch of salt.

    2 min
  4. Tuna Cucumber Couscous Boxes with Lemon Chives cooking step 4: Fold in the salad.
    Step 4

    Fold in the salad

    Fold the cucumber, tomatoes, sweetcorn, chives, and parsley through the couscous until evenly mixed.

    2 min
  5. Tuna Cucumber Couscous Boxes with Lemon Chives cooking step 5: Add the tuna.
    Step 5

    Add the tuna

    Drain the tuna, flake it into large pieces, and gently fold it through so it stays visible rather than disappearing.

    2 min
  6. Tuna Cucumber Couscous Boxes with Lemon Chives cooking step 6: Pack the boxes.
    Step 6

    Pack the boxes

    Divide between four lunch boxes and chill, or serve at room temperature within two hours.

    2 min