Seared Salmon with Lemon-Dijon Sauce

plus Garlic Couscous & Roasted Carrots


Allergens: Wheat, Fish, Milk

Total: 30 min • Prep: 5 min

Servings:
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

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Black Pepper

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Sugar

    ½ teaspoon (tsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    5 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Butter

    2½ tablespoon (tbsp)

Cooking steps
1
  • Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce.

  • Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Zest and quarter lemon.

2
  • Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper.

  • Roast on top rack until golden brown and tender, 20-25 minutes.

3
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

4
  • While couscous cooks, pat salmon* dry with paper towels; season with salt and pepper.

  • 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.

  • Flip and cook until cooked through, 1-2 minutes more. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan and let cool slightly.

5
  • Dice 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) into ½-inch pieces.

  • 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.)

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

6
  • Stir ½ TBSP butter (1 TBSP for 4 servings) into pot with couscous until melted. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.

  • 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.