Cous Cous Compost Salad (or Cous Cous Salade Compose)

Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked cous cous
  
• 1 cup finely chopped red, yellow, green &/or orange bell peppers
  
• 1 cup chickpeas, drained
  
• 1 cup leftover grilled or roasted beef, lamb, chicken, fish (salmon and tuna are delicious) shredded, chopped, or minced
  
• 1 cup finely shredded/chopped salad greens, such as endive, radicchio, treviso, romaine, Boston bib, etc.
  
• 1 hard boiled egg, chopped
  
• 1 ripe avocado, diced
  
• 4-5 radishes, chopped
  
• 2-3 anchovies, chopped
  
• 2 tablespoons capers, drained
  
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
  
• 1 fennel stalk, chopped
  
• 1 carrot, chopped
  
• 2-3 scallions (green and white parts), minced
  
• ¹/₄ cup minced fresh herbs (chives, dill, parsley, cilantro, tarragon, or other herb to suit the mix)
  
• 2 tablespoons small olives (nicoise, picholine, etc.)
  
• 2 tablespoons OPTIONAL: sunflower seeds or toasted pine nuts
  
• 2 tablespoons OPTIONAL: crumbled goat or feta cheese (do not use if including fish as an ingredient)