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Moroccan Salmon & Apricot Couscous Salad

Moroccan Salmon & Apricot Couscous Salad

Cheryl Lang
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

Apricot Couscous Salad

  • 1 cup Couscous uncooked
  • 1 cup Dried Apricots chopped
  • 1/3 cup Mint Leaves julienned
  • 1/3 cup Parsley chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • Salt and Pepper

Moroccan Salmon

  • 4 4- ounce filets of Salmon
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Smoke Paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric
  • 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • Juice of 1 Lemon

Instructions
 

Apricot Couscous Salad

  • Cook the cup of couscous according to the package directions
  • While couscous is cooking, chop the apricots and parsley, and slice the mint into thin strips
  • Once the couscous is done cooking, let cool for 5-10 minutes
  • Mix in the apricots, parsley, and mint to the couscous
  • Drizzle with the lemon juice and olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper to taste
  • Place in the refrigerator while you make the salmon

Moroccan Salmon

  • Pat salmon dry
  • Mix together all the spices in a bowl
  • Rub each filet of salmon with the spices (on both sides if the salmon has skin removed) until evenly coated
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet on medium-high heat
  • Place each filet with skin down and cook on medium-high heat for 3 minutes
  • Flip the salmon and cook on medium-high heat for another 3 or so minutes until the salmon is cooked all the way through
  • Remove salmon from the skillet and serve with the apricot couscous salad
  • Serve and enjoy!