Chicken & Spinach Couscous Salad
with Carrots, Toasted Walnuts & Garlic Aioli
- Wheat
- Tree Nuts
- Eggs
Enjoy this fresh, savory salad bowl that starts with springy, tender couscous. You’ll stir in fresh spinach and sweet roasted carrots, then top with succulent seared chicken seasoned with savory spices. Finish with a sprinkle of toasted walnuts and a creamy drizzle of garlic aioli.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
½ cup
Pearl Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
½ ounce
Walnuts
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
2.5 ounce
Spinach
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
9 ounce
Carrot
½ teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
In a small pot (medium pot for 4 servings), combine couscous, stock concentrates, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until tender, 12-14 minutes.
Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 6.
While couscous cooks, heat a large dry pan over medium-high heat. Add walnuts and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2-3 minutes.
Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.
Wash and dry produce.
Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces.
Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for walnuts over medium-high heat. Add carrots and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, 5-7 minutes.
Turn off heat; transfer to a second plate and tent with foil to keep warm. Wipe out pan.
Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Rub all over with a drizzle of oil and Fry Seasoning. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat pan used for carrots over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. TIP: Lower heat if chicken begins to brown too quickly.
Transfer chicken to a cutting board.
While chicken cooks, in a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and half the garlic powder (all for 4 servings).
Add water 1 tsp a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
Fluff couscous with a fork; stir in spinach and carrots until combined.
Cut chicken into bite-size pieces.
Divide couscous between shallow bowls. Top with chicken and sprinkle with toasted walnuts. Drizzle with aioli and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: Most found the dish tasty and well-balanced, with the couscous absorbing the stock flavors nicely and the toasted walnuts adding a welcome crunch. Some felt the overall flavor was mild, and a few found the garlic aioli (mayo and garlic powder) too bland on its own.
- Ease of prep: Straightforward to cook, though the number of separate steps — toasting walnuts, cooking carrots, searing chicken, and making aioli — can feel involved for a weeknight meal.
- Suggestions: Add a squeeze of lemon juice or a splash of balsamic vinegar to the aioli to brighten the flavor; some also stirred in goat cheese or extra garlic salt with great results. Cook the carrots a little longer than suggested if you prefer them softer, and use a large bowl (not the couscous pot) to combine the spinach and carrots more easily.
- Leftovers: This dish tastes even better cold the next day, making it a great make-ahead lunch option.
Reviews from our home cooks
This was a lot tastier than I expected; I really liked it. The only thing I would change is to use a larger pot for the couscous - there was too much spinach to fold it in at the end without making a mess on the stovetop.
Taste was really good - maybe advise to cut the carrots a little thinner, and maybe cook the couscous for 10-12 mins instead of 12-14.
I absolutely loved this!!! I think this is my favorite so far! It's healthy and flavorful! I did add a pinch of sugar while carrots were cooking but I did everything else as directed. Really great meal!
This was an amazing dish - I don't even like cous cous, but it was perfect in combination with all the flavors. And loved the nutty crunch/texture of the walnuts!
While this makes a delicious salad, the instructions make no sense. Hello Fresh needs to stop trying to minimize dishes used to make the meal. It is silly to try and add the spinach and carrots to a small pot with the couscous. Throw them all into a bowl! Then you can actually combine them.
Lots of flavor on the chicken and with the garlic aioli. Hot salad, not cold.
This packs so much flavor in such a short amount of time. Loved it. I even charred the carrots and chicken.
Really good! I oven-roasted the carrots, which made it faster but just as tasty.
This was very good! I cooked the carrots a little longer than recommended. I would definitely order this again.
This was a surprise hit. I think I forgot to select my meals this week & this was a suggested meal.. maybe. It was so yummy. Very filling & full of flavor.
