Night one was a success! I bought two six-ounce fillets of farm-raised salmon (skin on), and I used Near East Toasted Pine Nut Couscous (5.6 ounces). The recipe was very easy to cut in half for my husband and I (all recipes serve four).
I didn't strictly time myself, but from start to finish the meal definitely took under 20 minutes to prepare. (The recipe says 15 minutes.) I put water on to boil and heated oil in a skillet, then sliced two scallions for the vinaigrette. I spread the 1/4 teaspoon paprika over the non-skin sides of the salmon, then used salt and pepper on both sides.
The couscous finished first, and while I waited for the salmon to cook (3 minutes per side on a medium-high 4 setting) I finished the vinaigrette.
This meal was delicious and will definitely be a go-to recipe in the future. Even though we didn't have cilantro (Whole Foods was out), the meal was incredibly flavorful. I especially recommend buying farm-raised salmon for its fatty flavor. Wonderful, easy, and relatively healthy dinner!
View the recipe here.
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