Cal Smart Caper-Dill Dressed Salmon

Name: Cal Smart Caper-Dill Dressed Salmon with Couscous, Tomatoes and Spinach
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 250 g Salmon Fillets, skin-on; ½ cup Couscous; 113 g Baby Tomatoes; 56 g Baby Spinach; 30 g Capers; 1 unit(s) Garlic, cloves; 7 g Dill; 1 unit(s) Lemon; 1.5 tsp Dijon Mustard; 4 tsp Oil*; ¼ tsp Salt*; 0.13 tsp Pepper*; 2 tbsp Mayonnaise

with Couscous, Tomatoes and Spinach

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Capers add a briny pop to this salmon dish with creamy Dijon-dill sauce! Underneath, there's a bed of lemony couscous to soak up all those delicious flavours.

Calorie Smart is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's kilocalorie amount.

Tags:

Quick

•Calorie Smart

•Low CO2

Allergens:

Salmon

•Wheat

•Mustard

•Egg

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.

Preparation Time25 minutes

Cooking Time

DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

250 g

Salmon Fillets, skin-on

(Contains: Salmon)

½ cup

Couscous

(Contains: Wheat)

113 g

Baby Tomatoes

56 g

Baby Spinach

30 g

Capers

1 unit(s)

Garlic, cloves

7 g

Dill

1 unit(s)

Lemon

1.5 tsp

Dijon Mustard

(Contains: Mustard)

2 tbsp

Mayonnaise

(Contains: Egg, Mustard)

Not included in your delivery

4 tsp

Oil*

¼ tsp

Salt*

0.13 tsp

Pepper*

Nutrition Values

Calories640 kcal

Fat36 g

Saturated Fat6 g

Carbohydrate43 g

Sugar2 g

Dietary Fiber5 g

Protein34 g

Cholesterol90 mg

Sodium650 mg

Trans Fat0 g

Potassium950 mg

Calcium125 mg

Iron2.75 mg

Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

•Medium Pot

•Measuring Cups

•Measuring Spoons

•Paper Towel

•Strainer

•Zester

•Large Non-Stick Pan

•Small Bowl

•Large Bowl

Cooking Steps

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Before starting, wash and dry all produce. Garlic Guide for Steps 4 and 5: 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) mild, 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) medium and 1 tsp (2 tsp) extra!Dill Guide for Steps 4 and 5: 1 tsp (2 tsp) mild, 2 tsp (4 tsp) dilly and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) extra-dilly! Add 2/3 cup (1 1/3 cups) water and 1/8 tsp (1/4 tsp) salt to a medium pot. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, remove the pot from heat, then add couscous. Stir to combine. Cover and let stand, 5 min. When couscous is tender, fluff with a fork.

Meanwhile, halve tomatoes. Peel, then mince or grate garlic. Drain capers, reserving brine, then pat dry with paper towels. Roughly chop one-quarter of the capers. Zest lemon. Juice half the lemon, then cut remaining lemon into wedges.Roughly chop dill. Roughly chop spinach.

Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. While the pan heats, pat salmon dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper.When the pan is hot, add 1 tsp (2 tsp) oil, then salmon, skin-side down. Pan-fry until skin is crispy, 4-5 min. Flip and cook until golden-brown and cooked through, 2-3 min.**

Meanwhile, add Dijon, mayo, chopped capers, half the lemon juice, 1 tsp (2 tsp) dill and half the garlic to a small bowl. (NOTE: Reference garlic and dill guides.) Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.

Add couscous, tomatoes, spinach, lemon zest, remaining capers, remaining lemon juice, reserved caper brine, 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, remaining garlic and 1 tsp (2 tsp) dill to a large bowl. (NOTE: Reference garlic and dill guides.) Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.

Divide couscous between plates. Arrange salmon over top, then drizzle with caper-dill sauce. Sprinkle any remaining dill over top, if desired. Serve lemon wedges alongside.