Blackened Salmon, Couscous, Lime dressing

Wed, 3 January 2018

Kevin Dundon is in the Six Kitchen tonight with another great dish!

Ingredients

4 x 150g Approx Darnes of Salmon

 

Spice Mixture:

· 2 teaspoons of Cajun spice

· Pinch Cayenne pepper

· Pinch ground cumin

· 2 tbsp olive oil

 

Lime dressing:

· 200ml natural yoghurt (fat free if you are being very good)!

· Juice and zest of one lime

· 1 tbsp olive oil

· Seasoning

· Freshly chopped mint

 

Savoury Couscous:

· 250g couscous

· 600ml approx boiling water

· 2 plum tomatoes-diced

· Freshly chopped mint

· Juice & Zest of 1 lemon

· 1 tbsp Olive Oil

· Salt & Pepper

 

Method

· To make the couscous, add the boiling water to the couscous in a large bowl. Cover and leave to rest for approx 8 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes, lemon    juice, olive oil and season well.

· In the meantime, mix together the spices in a bowl and Coat the salmon all over.

· Warm a griddle pan or non stick pan to medium, with no oil.  Add the salmon and cook for 5-8 minutes on both side until cooked through.

· Just before serving , make the lime dressing, mix all ingredients together and keep aside. 

· To serve, Spoon some flavoured couscous onto a plate and sprinkle with some fresh mint.  Add the salmon on top of the warm couscous and drizzle with      the yoghurt and lime dressing.

  Enjoy!