Salmon & Couscous Salad. Salmon cakes are one of my go-to emergency meals. Every once in a while I like to use fresh salmon. Salmon is one of those products, like chicken, that's very easy to get into a rut with. Salmon / ˈ s æ m ə n / is the common name for several species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. Other fish in the same family include trout, char, grayling, and whitefish.

Salmon are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (genus Salmo) and Pacific Ocean (genus Oncorhynchus). Many species of salmon have been introduced into non-native environments such as the Great Lakes of. It takes to all types of cooking methods -- grilling, pan-frying, roasting, poaching. You can have Salmon & Couscous Salad using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Salmon & Couscous Salad

Prepare 1 tbsp of plus 1 tsp olive oil.
Prepare 1 lb of skinless salmon fillet.
You need 1 of Salt and pepper.
It's 1 cup of couscous.
It's 1 small of orange.
Prepare 1/4 cup of snap peas, thinly sliced crosswise (about 1 cup).
It's 1/2 small of red onion, thinly sliced.
You need 1 cup of fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped.
You need 1/4 cup of fresh mint.

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Salmon & Couscous Salad instructions

Heat 1 tsp oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Season the salmon with 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper, and cook until opaque throughout, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate; refrigerate until cool, about 15 minutes..
Meanwhile, place the couscous in a large bowl. Add 1 cup hot tap water, cover and let sit for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork..
Using a vegetable peeler, remove 3 strips of zest from the orange. Thinly slice the zest and add it to the couscous along with the snap peas, onion, parsley, mint, remaining tbsp oil, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Squeeze in 2 tbsp orange juice and toss to combine..
Using a fork, flake the salmon into large pieces. Gently fold the salmon into the couscous..

Combine remaining ingredients; pour over salmon. Season salmon with salt and pepper. Place salmon, skin side down, on a non-stick baking sheet or in a non-stick pan with an oven-proof handle. Season salmon fillets with lemon pepper, garlic powder, and salt. In a small bowl, stir together soy sauce, brown sugar, water, and vegetable oil until sugar is dissolved.