Seared Salmon with Lemon-Dijon Sauce
plus Garlic Couscous & Roasted Carrots
Allergens: Wheat, Fish, Milk
Total: 30 min • Prep: 5 min

Ingredients
Veggie Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Carrot
12 ounce
Lemon
1 unit
Garlic
2 clove
Dijon Mustard
2 teaspoon
Israeli Couscous
¾ cup
Salmon
10 ounce
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Salt
1 teaspoon (tsp)
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Black Pepper
1 teaspoon (tsp)
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Sugar
½ teaspoon (tsp)
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Cooking Oil
5 teaspoon (tsp)
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Butter
2½ tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking steps

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Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce.
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Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Zest and quarter lemon.

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Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper.
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Roast on top rack until golden brown and tender, 20-25 minutes.

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Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add couscous, half the garlic, and a big pinch of salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until couscous is toasted and garlic is fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
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Add stock concentrate and 1 cup water (2 cups for 4 servings). Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook couscous until tender, 6-8 minutes.
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Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

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While couscous cooks, pat salmon* dry with paper towels; season with salt and pepper.
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Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add salmon to pan, skin sides down. Cook salmon until skin is crisp, 5-7 minutes.
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Flip and cook until cooked through, 1-2 minutes more. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan and let cool slightly.

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Dice 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) into ½-inch pieces.
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In a small bowl, combine mustard, 1 TBSP water, ½ tsp sugar, juice from two lemon wedges, and as much lemon zest as you like. (For 4, use 2 TBSP water, 1 tsp sugar, and juice from four wedges.)
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Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for salmon over medium heat. Add remaining garlic and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 30-60 seconds.
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Whisk in mustard mixture. Add diced butter one piece at a time, whisking constantly, until butter has melted and sauce has thickened, 1-2 minutes more.
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Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

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Stir ½ TBSP butter (1 TBSP for 4 servings) into pot with couscous until melted. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
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Divide couscous and carrots between plates in separate sections. Top couscous with salmon and drizzle salmon with lemon-Dijon sauce. Serve with a squeeze of lemon juice and any remaining lemon wedges on the side.