Salmon And Couscous Pie Recipes

BAKED SALMON WITH COUSCOUS PILAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Slice the carrots lengthwise and then in 1/8 inch diagonal sections.
• In a 9x13 inch baking pan, mix together the carrots, couscous, almonds, raisins, mint, oil, salt and pepper and 1 1/4 cups of water.
• Place the salmon fillets on top of this mixture and season generously with more salt and pepper.
• Cover the pan with a piece of aluminum foil.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until fish is opaque.
• Transfer fish to plates.
• Fluff couscous with a fork and place next to salmon on plates.
• Serve with lemon wedges.

SALMON AND COUSCOUS PIE

Steps:

• Boil two of the eggs for ten minutes, then cool, drain and peel.
• Wilt the spinach in a bit of boiling water.
• Let cool, then press as much water as you can out of the spinach.
• Place the couscous in a bowl.
• Squeeze juice from half of the lemon into the bowl, add 300ml boiling water and give it a good stir.
• Cover and leave for up to 10 minutes, then use a fork to loosen the grains.
• Cut the salmon into large chunks and squeeze the juice from the other half of lemon on top.
• Season generously with pepper and 1 tbsp of the dill.
• Roughly chop the eggs into big pieces.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Oil a flat baking sheet and lay out one of the pieces of puff pastry.
• Whisk the remaining egg and then brush a 1 inch border around the pastry.
• Cover with half the spinach.
• Stir half the yoghurt and 1 tbsp of the dill into the couscous and spoon half of that mixture over the spinach.
• Top with the fish and egg.
• Add the rest of the couscous and then the last of the spinach.
• Lay the second sheet of pastry over the filling.
• You may need to dust your worktop with flour first and just roll it a little bit, to make it slightly bigger than the bottom piece.
• Crimp the edges together with a fork, then paint the surface with beaten egg and roll the border towards the centre.
• Make a few steam holes with a fork or knife and put into a moderate oven (350 F or 180C).
• Cook for 20-30 minutes until the pastry is puffed, golden and cooked through.
• Serve in thick slices with a sauce made of the remaining dill and yogurt.

SALMON WITH COUSCOUS AND PEAS

Steps:

• Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the salmon skin-side down and cook until almost cooked through and the skin is dark golden and crisp, about 8 minutes. Flip the salmon and remove the skillet from the heat; let sit until just cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the peas, chicken broth, olives, raisins, pepitas, hot sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, then stir in the couscous. Remove from the heat, cover and let sit 5 minutes.
• Fluff the couscous with a fork. Serve the salmon with the couscous and lime wedges.

SALMON WITH TOMATO-GOAT CHEESE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Sprinkle salmon with salt, garlic salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add salmon skin side up and cook 3 minutes. Turn fish and cook an additional 4 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove from heat and keep warm., In a large saucepan, bring stock to a boil. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, until stock is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, green onions and goat cheese. Serve with salmon.

SALMON COUSCOUS SUPPER

Steps:

• Place broccoli and carrot in a steamer basket; place in a small saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 6-8 minutes or until crisp-tender., In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, saute mushrooms and garlic for 2 minutes. Add broccoli and carrot; saute 2 minutes longer. Stir in the salmon, couscous and soy sauce; heat through.

SALMON WITH COUSCOUS PILAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a 9-by-13-inch baking pan, mix together carrots, couscous, almonds, raisins, mint, oil, 1 1/4 cups water, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Place salmon fillets on top of couscous mixture; season generously with salt and pepper. Cover pan with foil; bake until fish is opaque throughout, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Transfer fish to plates. Fluff couscous with a fork; serve with fish and lemon wedges.

SALMON AND COUSCOUS BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°. Spray square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches, with cooking spray. Cut fish into 4 serving pieces.
• Stir couscous, seasoning packet from couscous mix, water, oil, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon dill weed, the zucchini and summer squash in baking dish. Place fish on couscous mixture. Sprinkle fish with 1/4 teaspoon dill weed.
• Cover and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and fish flakes easily with fork. Sprinkle with pine nuts.

SPICE & HONEY SALMON WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Zest and juice 1 lemon, then mix the zest and ½ the juice with the spice, garlic, ½ the spring onions and 2 tsp oil. Season well. Put the salmon into a shallow dish, spoon over the marinade, then leave for 10 mins to let the flavours mingle.
• Meanwhile, put the couscous in a large bowl. Tip in the remaining lemon juice and oil, spring onions and 150ml boiling water, then cover and leave to stand.
• Lift the salmon onto a foil-lined baking tray, spoon over any leftover marinade, then roast for 15 mins. With 5 mins to go, pull out the baking tray and spoon 1 tsp clear honey over each fillet.
• Add the mint to the couscous and fluff it up with a fork. Serve the salmon with the couscous, spoon over the juices from the baking tray and add lemon wedges.