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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal506
  • fat22g
  • saturates4g
  • carbs47g
  • sugars8g
  • fibre1g
  • protein34g
  • salt0.21g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    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.

  • step 2

    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.

  • step 3

    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.

  • step 4

    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.

RECIPE TIPS
KNOW-HOW

To make your own Ras-el-Hanout spice mix, stir together equal parts mixed spice, ground coriander and paprika, then add a pinch of cayenne and black pepper.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2009

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A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.40 ratings
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maggiebleksley

question

Why can't the salmon be marinated in the baking tray, if it's got to be put in there with the marinade after 10 minutes? Looks like extra unnecessary washing up.

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. In theory that's a very sensible idea and no reason not to do so. The only thing is that some people find lemon juice can react with aluminium foil (or aluminium baking trays) and create an unpleasant metallic taste (this shouldn't matter once cooking has started, but…

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Harriet Lucie Rose

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Excellent for lockdown when you're trying to use up frozen salmon! Admittedly, it had skin on, but was still an excellent dish. Highly rated grub, lovely!

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maggiebleksley

And for those who don't like the skin, it's easy to remove after roasting.

KrissyJ88

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

This is the nuts! Easy to make, healthy and quick. Definitely be making this again as it’s a hit with both me and hubby who normally have very different tastes.

MrsLemons

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Have made this twice now and will definitely be making it again sometime soon. It was really easy and tasty! We served it with boiled green beans, grilled tomato halves and a dollop of homemade hummus on the side (because the first time I made it I felt like some sort of gooeyness was missing to go…

donnadrew

Just as delicious with trout filets, and 3 teaspoons of honey on each filet gives a beautiful sauce to drizzle over the couscous!

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