Spiced Salmon

Spiced Salmon

#Eat First #Contains shellfish

🥘 Ingredients

  • Turkish Spice Blend
    2 tbsp
  • arugula
    4 oz
  • celery
    2 unit
  • couscous
    1 c
  • lemon
    1
  • olive oil
    2.667 tbsp
  • orange (you'll need about ½ teaspoon from each)
    2 unit
  • pepper
  • salt
  • shallot (minced)
    1 unit
  • skin-on salmon
    24 oz
  • water
    1 c

🍳 Cookware

  • large
  • small
  • large
  • fork
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and mince shallot . Zest the lemon and orange . Peel the orange with your hands before thinly slicing it end to end into rounds. Remove any seeds. Halve the lemon. Thinly slice the celery .
    shallot: 1 unit (minced), lemon: 1, orange: 2 unit (you'll need about ½ teaspoon from each), celery: 2 unit
  2. 2
    In a large bowl, whisk together the juice of half a lemon, 2 tablespoons shallot, the lemon your orange zest, and a large drizzle of olive oil . Season with salt and pepper . Set aside half the dressing for the couscous.
    olive oil: 2.667 tbsp, salt, pepper
  3. 3
    Cook the couscous: Bring water and a pinch of salt to a boil in a small pot. Once boiling, add the couscous , cover, and remove from heat.
    water: 1 c, couscous: 1 c
  4. 4
    Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Pat dry the skin-on salmon with a paper towel. Season on all sides with salt, pepper, and the Turkish Spice Blend . Add the salmon to the pan and cook ⏱️ 3-4 minutes per, until opaque in the middle. Remove the fish and discard the skin.
    skin-on salmon: 24 oz, Turkish Spice Blend: 2 tbsp
  5. 5
    Toss the arugula , orange slices, and the sliced celery into the bowl with the dressing. Season with salt and pepper. TIP: For extra olive oil and lemon juice if needed.
    arugula: 4 oz
  6. 6
    Finish and serve: Fluff the couscous with a fork , then drizzle with the reserved lemon shallot dressing. Serve the spiced salmon on a bed of couscous with the orange arugula salad on the side. Enjoy!