# Squash and Beetroot Salad

This is a very quick and easy salad recipe that you can use to meal prep and keep in the fridge.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Moroccan
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 null beetroot, cleaned up and cut into 1cm cubes
- 500 g peeled squash, cut into 2 cm cubes
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 300 g giant couscous or orzo
- 0.5 null red onion
- 2 null lemon juice
- 1 handful finely chopped parsley leaves
- 2 tbsp rose harissa
- 4 tsp runny honey
- Salt

## Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 200c fan.
2. Chuck the squash into a roasting tray and add the olive oil and plenty of salt.
3. Mix well and roast for 20-25 minutes or until tender and a little crispy.
4. Meanwhile, boil the giant couscous in a pan of boiling water for 15-20 minutes or until al dente.
5. Adjust the cooking time if using giant couscous or orzo.
6. Drain and refresh with cold water.
7. Once cold, drain again.
8. Whilst the couscous boils, put the red onion into a bowl and add the lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
9. Toss together and leave to lightly pickle.
10. Give it a mix after 5 minutes.
11. Mix the harissa together with the honey and remaining lemon juice and oil.
12. Put couscous into a mixing bowl.
13. Add the squash, parsley, dressing and onions.
14. Toss together.
15. Transfer to a serving dish and add the beetroot – this helps keep the colour of everything else.
16. If you don’t care, mix it all together.
17. Serve immediately.

## Equipment

- roasting tray
- pan
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- serving dish

## Tips

- To keep the color of the salad, add the beetroot last after mixing all other ingredients.
- If you don	 care about the colors, you can mix it all together.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1FWhqYZk2c/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cff4557b-da6a-4107-a47a-52f5fda48139
- Extracted: 2026-04-15

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