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Moroccan Salmon & Apricot Couscous Salad
Cheryl Lang
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Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
40
minutes
mins
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!