Italian Baked Salmon with Asparagus & Horseradish Cream Salad
Salmon gets the summer treatment in this light and delicious recipe.
Ingredients
Salmon
- 600 g salmon fillet
- Italian spices (see recipe below)
- 1 drizzle oil
- 10 g sunflower seeds
- 10 g pumpkin seeds
Couscous
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 240 g couscous
- ½ tsp salt
Veggies
- 250 g asparagus cut in half widthways
- 250 g frozen peas
- 1 drizzle oil
- 1 Tbsp vinegar
To Serve
- 100 g baby leaf lettuce
- 2 Tbsp horseradish sour cream (or 1 tsp mustard combined with 2 Tbsp sour cream)
Instructions
- Before you start, preheat oven to 220°C (or 200°C fan bake). Bring a medium pot of salted water to the boil.
- Pat salmon dry and remove any remaining bones. Place on a lined oven tray and rub with Italian spices and oil. Season with salt and top with seeds.
- Cook salmon for 8-10 minutes or until cooked to your liking. Using a spoon, flake cooked salmon into large pieces.
- Bring couscous to the boil in a medium pot on high heat. Once boiling, turn off heat, add couscous and salt, stir, cover and leave for 5 minutes. Fluff up grains with a fork.
- Prep asparagus. Add asparagus and peas to pot of boiling water and cook for about 3 minutes, until bright green and tender. Drain and refresh under cold water. Drain well, return to pot and toss with oil and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve couscous topped with lettuce, veggies, salmon and horseradish sour cream.
Notes
Italian Spices:
1/2 tsp Italian herbs
1/2 tsp ground fennel
1 tsp sweet paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp lemon pepper
1 tsp tomato powder
1/2 tsp Italian herbs
1/2 tsp ground fennel
1 tsp sweet paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp lemon pepper
1 tsp tomato powder
