Chermoula-crusted fish with butternut and mint

Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 4x 200g salmon fillets
  • olive oil

Chermoula Sauce:

  • 10g fresh coriander, chopped
  • 1 small red chilli, chopped
  • ¼ tsp smoked paprika
  • 1tsp ground coriander
  • 1tsp ground cumin
  • 2Tbs olive oil
  • 1Tbs lemon juice
  • sea salt and black pepper

Butternut Couscous:

  • 2Tbs butter
  • 1 small butternut, cubed, parboiled
  • 5g fresh mint
  • 2 cup cooked and seasoned couscous
  • 75g pomegranate rubies
  • olive oil for drizzling
  • juice of ½ a lemon

Method

  • Preheat oven to 180ºC.
  • Mix together all sauce ingredients.
  • Place fish on a lined baking tray, top with sauce.
  • Season, bake for 7–10 min. Set aside.
  • Heat a frying pan, add butter and toss in butternut, pan-fry gently until golden brown and cooked through.
  • Season well, allow to cool. Toss with mint, couscous and pomegranate. Drizzle over olive oil and lemon juice.

Serve: With butternut couscous.

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