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Salmon, Couscous and Dill Parcels

Here's how you make Salmon, Couscous and Dill Parcels
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  • Servings: 2
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 40m
  • The following recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 60 ml chicken stock (1/4 cup salt reduced)
  • 60 ml water (1/4 cup)
  • 60 grams dry couscous (1/3 cup)
  • 1 zucchini (finely chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest (finely grated)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh)
  • 1 tablespoon dill (fresh chopped)
  • 2 spring onions (scallions thinly sliced diagonally)
  • 6 whole green olives (pitted, finely chopped)
  • Black pepper (freshly ground to taste)
  • 4 filo pastry sheets
  • Cooking spray
  • 300 grams fresh salmon (two fillets 150 grams each, skinless, boneless)
  • Poppy seed (or Sesame Seeds to serve optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 190C (fan forced).

  • Step 2: Line a baking tray with baking paper.

  • Step 3: Put stock and water in a small saucepan and bring to the boil over a medium heat.

  • Step 4: Remove pan from the heat and add couscous and cover and set aside for 3 minutes.

  • Step 5: Using a fork, separate the grains and then trasfer to a medium bowl and set aside for 10 to 15 minutes to cool slightly.

  • Step 6: Add succhini, lemon zest, lemon juice, dill, shallot and olives to the couscous and season with pepper and toss to combine.

  • Step 7: Place 1 pastry sheet on a dry surface and spray with cooking spray and then top with another pastry and repeat this process until all 4 sheets are used.

  • Step 8: Cut pastry stack in half crossways.

  • Step 9: Spoon couscous mixture onto centre of each pastry stack and top with salmon.

  • Step 10: Fold in sides of pastry and roll up and put pastry seam side down ont he baking tray.

  • Step 11: Spry with cooking spray and sprinkle with poppy seeds or sesame seeds, if you like.

  • Step 12: Bake for 15-20 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and the salmon is just cooked.

  • Step 13: Serve the parcels with the suggested steamed broccoli and snow peas or a simple green salad.


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