Herby salmon & couscous parcels

Herby salmon & couscous parcels

Whip up a weekday meal in less than 30 minutes - this recipe is easily doubled too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Method

  1. Put the couscous into a bowl and stir in the stock and oil. Cover with cling film and leave to stand 10 mins, then uncover and fluff up with a fork. Keeping back some herbs, add the rest of the ingredients, except the salmon. Season to taste.
  2. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Cut two large sheets of non-stick baking paper, then divide the couscous between them. Sit each fillet on the couscous, top with the remaining herbs and season. Fold the paper over, then twist the edges to seal - like a Cornish pasty. Pop the parcels onto a baking sheet and bake for 15 mins or until the fish feels firm through the paper. Serve in the bag.
Try

Making in the microwave

Cook each parcel separately for 3 mins on High, then leave to stand for 2 mins.

Making it with chicken

Use 2 sliced skinless chicken breasts instead of salmon. Bake for 15-20 mins until cooked or microwave on High for 4 mins, then stand for 2 mins.

Per serving

504 kcalories, protein 36g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 5g, salt 2.71 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2006.

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  • 27 June 2012

    Gemma rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely. I seasoned my plain cous cous with lemon zest, juice and garlic and served with a salad. I think I would bulk up the veg next time (roasted peppers etc) instead of serving with a salad.

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  • 13 July 2012

    PaulaoGymru commented on this recipe

    Hi my family loved this. I made a harrisa version for my husband and I, and the lemon version for our children. Rather than prepare individual parcels, I lined roasting trays with paper, making large parcels and then served onto plates without the paper. I added a tray of roast veg in the oven and served with these and new pots . I will scale this up for our family meal for 15 this month!

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  • 17 July 2012

    lilaengel rated this recipe

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  • 31 July 2012

    stavria rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very filling and tasty!I had to make the couscous from scratch so i simply added lemon zest and freshly squeezed lemon juice as well as a crushed clove of garlic!I also grilled a tomato and a yellow pepper for colour.As I didn't have any other fresh herb other than parsley,I added dried thyme and mild chilli powder as well as some fresh chillies which added a nice spice to both my salmon and my couscous.After reading the other comments i also added a few drops of white wine.very easy to cook and delicious taste!!

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  • 30 October 2012

    Kiran rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic tasty meal. We used peppers in oil instead of the sun blushed tomatoes , great !

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  • 13 November 2012

    Yvonne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this last night, the salmon was delicious! Didn't have any lemon couscous so used a mediterranean flavour instead and served with roasted peppers, courgettes & red onion. Added to the favourites list, definitely one for making again.

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  • 22 November 2012

    Victoria rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent - really enjoyed this recipe. I made it for one, and used lemon juice, lemon zest and some sliced garlic to flavour the couscous. I opted for parsley and ground coriander for both the couscous and the salmon, and I put some slices of courgette on top of the cous cous which added veg and kept the cous cous nice and moist. Thoroughly recommend. (Did need 20 minutes, as people have written above). Also, I only had tinfoil, which worked just as well.

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  • 24 December 2012

    taste tester rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A very tasty, quick dinner.

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    07 January 2013

    Liz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy to make and the fish was really well cooked and so tender. I made to the recipe but scooped out onto plates to serve as hubby didn't fancy eating his dinner out of the paper!! Very tasty and will def make again.

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  • 14 January 2013

    atg123 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick, tasty and healthy. Thank you very much!

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  • 17 January 2013

    magsf rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    The herbs I had available were parsley, oregano and chives. I had no sundried (or other) tomatoes, but did have some leftover artichokes from a jar of antipasto and some kalamata olives, so I sliced these into the couscous. I thought they worked well with the herbs I had. I'm a big citrus fan so I squeezed plenty of lemon over the finished dish, which I thought was tasty and filling.

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  • 22 January 2013

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I didn't think this was that great, the cous cous went all mushy!

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  • 25 February 2013

    Misscyip commented on this recipe

    So quick and easy! I definitely feel like i'm doing my body good after a few days of heavy or rich meals. Absolutely gorgeous :) As soon as I have enough time to flavour my own couscouses- would make it even better

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  • 26 February 2013

    Spoons rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really lovely, Salmon turned out perfectly. I added asparagus to the parcels 5 mins before the end, which worked well.

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  • 02 April 2013

    littletink1986 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So quick and easy to make, yet so yummy!

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  • 24 May 2013

    Lina rated this recipe

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Good source of folic acid and omega-3

Ingredients

  • 110g pack lemon and garlic couscous
  • 200ml hot vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • handful chopped fresh herbs (parsley, plus thyme, tarragon or rosemary is good)
  • 4 spring onions , thinly sliced
  • 4 Sun-blush or sundried tomatoes , chopped
  • 2 salmon fillets , approx 140g/5oz each
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Per serving

504 kcalories, protein 36g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 5g, salt 2.71 g

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