Harissa-Spiced Salmon with Israeli Couscous

Name: Harissa-Spiced Salmon with Israeli Couscous
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Israeli couscous; Kosher salt; Pepper; 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon chopped chives; 1/2 cup chopped mint; 1/2 cup chopped parsley; 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 1/2 pound salmon fillet in 1 piece, cut from the tail end; 2 tablespoons harissa; 1 tablespoon agave

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Justin Chapple

Updated on March 1, 2016

Harissa-Spiced Salmon with Israeli Couscous — Photo: © John Kernick

Total Time:

50 mins

Yield:

4

Ingredients

1 cup Israeli couscous
Kosher salt
Pepper
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon chopped chives
1/2 cup chopped mint
1/2 cup chopped parsley
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 pound salmon fillet in 1 piece, cut from the tail end
2 tablespoons harissa
1 tablespoon agave

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400°. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add the couscous and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until al dente, 10 minutes. Drain well; let cool.
In a bowl, toss the couscous with 1/2 cup of the chives, the mint, parsley, lemon juice and oil. Season with salt and pepper.
Gently curl the salmon over the edge of a ceramic baking dish, skin side up. Make 5 or 6 slashes in the fillet about 1/2 inch deep. In a bowl, whisk the harissa, agave and the remaining chives. Rub all over the salmon and in the slashes; season with salt and pepper.
Transfer the fish, skin side up, to a foil-lined baking sheet. Roast for 8 minutes, until barely cooked. Turn on the broiler and broil for 3 to 5 minutes, until nearly cooked through and the skin is crisp. Cut the salmon into 4 pieces and serve with the couscous.