Ras el hanout salmon with olive & lemon couscous

Name: Ras el hanout salmon with olive & lemon couscous
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 480 g pack 4 Scottish salmon fillets; 4 tsp olive oil; 1 lemon, finely grated zest and juice, plus wedges to serve; 1½ tsp Cooks’ Ingredients Ras El Hanout; 150 g LoveLife Wholewheat Couscous; 1 tsp honey; 150 g pitted green olives, sliced; 115 g pack baby spinach, shredded; 200 g pomegranate seeds; 1 cucumber, sliced

Fragrant Moroccan ras el hanout gives the salmon an intense flavour that works brilliantly with the citrus flavour of the lemon couscous.

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Low in saturated fatHigh proteinHigh in omega 32 of your 5 a day

Serves4
CourseMain meal
Prepare15 mins
Cook10 mins
Total time25 mins

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Ingredients

480g pack 4 Scottish salmon fillets
4 tsp olive oil
1 lemon, finely grated zest and juice, plus wedges to serve
1½ tsp Cooks’ Ingredients Ras El Hanout
150g LoveLife Wholewheat Couscous
1 tsp honey
150g pitted green olives, sliced
115g pack baby spinach, shredded
200g pomegranate seeds
1 cucumber, sliced

Method

Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Arrange the salmon fillets on a baking tray. Brush the tops with 1 tsp oil, season and scatter with the lemon zest and ras el hanout. Roast for 10-15 minutes, until just cooked through.
Meanwhile, place the couscous in a large mixing bowl and cover with 200ml just-boiled water. Cover the top of the bowl with a plate and set aside for 8 minutes.
Mix the remaining 3 tsp oil with the lemon juice and honey. Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir through the dressing. Toss with the olives, spinach, pomegranate and cucumber, then divide between 4 plates and top with the salmon. Serve with extra lemon wedges to squeeze over.

Cook’s tip

Ras el hanout is a Moroccan blend of many spices, but you could replace it with ¼ tsp each of ground cumin, coriander, paprika and cinnamon. This recipe would also work well with rice in place of the couscous – either white, brown or another long grain variety such as basmati. Check the pack for portion sizes and cooking times.