Photography by Mark O’Meara
Impressive to look at, tasty to eat and quick to cook, this is just right for a healthy midweek meal or a special celebration.
Preparation Time
20 minutes
Cooking Time
10 minutes
Ingredients (serves 8)
- 4 (about 200g each) skinless salmon fillets
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp paprika
- 380g (2 cups) couscous
- 400ml boiling water
- 75g (1/2 cup) craisins (dried cranberries), coarsely chopped
- 55g (1/3 cup) pistachio kernels, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup fresh continental parsley leaves
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves, torn
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Dressing
- 125ml (1/2 cup) fresh orange juice
- 2 tbs white wine vinegar
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 4 small radishes, trimmed, halved, thinly sliced
Method
- To make the dressing, whisk the orange juice, vinegar, honey, cumin, coriander and cinnamon in a bowl. Season with pepper.
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Halve each salmon fillet lengthways. Combine the cumin, coriander and paprika in a small bowl. Rub the spice mixture over the salmon. Place on the prepared tray. Bake for 8 minutes for medium or until cooked to your liking.
- Meanwhile, place couscous in a large heatproof bowl. Pour over the water.
- Cover and set aside for 5 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed. Use a fork to separate the grains. Stir in the craisin, pistachio and two-thirds of the dressing.
- Combine the parsley, mint and radish in a small bowl. Place the couscous mixture on a serving platter. Top with the salmon and radish mixture. Drizzle over remaining dressing.
Notes
- Cook’s tip: To serve four, simply halve the quantities – the cooking time is the same.
Source
Good Taste – December 2009
Good Taste – December 2009, Page 56
Recipe by Chrissy Freer
Nutritional information
This information is per serve.
Protein | Dietary Fibre |
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27.00g | 4.00g |
Fat Total | Energy |
7.00g | 1500kJ |
Fat Saturated | Sodium |
1.50g | – |
Carbohydrate Total | Cholesterol |
45.00g | – |
Carbohydrate Sugars | |
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