Tomato Couscous Salmon Bowl

This tomato couscous bowl is perfect for meal prepping and packing up for lunches. All of the components are so fresh and great on their own, but somehow taste even better when combined together in a bowl. Instead of couscous, you can use brown rice, quinoa, kamut, or buckwheat for this deliciously healthy and wholesome summer bowl.

	Dressing
300 ml Tomato juice 1/2 tsp Ras el hanout (or garam masala) 100 g Couscous 200 g Sugar snap peas (or snow peas) Olive oil Salt and pepper 2x125 g Salmon fillets 1 tbsp Butter 80 g Leafy greens (purslane, spinach, arugula or lamb's lettuce) Cilantro leaves 1/2 Red onion, sliced into rings A handful of blackberries 1 tbsp Pomegranate seeds	2 tbsp Pan juice from frying salmon 1 tbsp Olive oil 1 tbsp Lemon juice 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard Salt and pepper, to taste

Place tomato juice and ras el hanout in a saucepan and bring it to a simmer. Stir in couscous, cover and leave to stand for 10 minutes, then stir with a fork to break up any clumps.
Remove the end stems and the strings of each pod. Rinse and dry them. Add a tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add in sugar snap peas and sautee for 3-5 minutes until crisp-tender. Season with salt and pepper.
Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Heat a tablespoon of olive oil and a tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Add in seasoned salmon fillets, with the skin down, and cook, undisturbed, for 5 minutes until crispy and browned.
Flip the salmon over and lower the heat to medium. Cook the remaining 3 sides until the fish is cooked through, 3 more minutes.
Whisk together the pan juice, olive oil, lemon juice and mustard in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
To serve, divide the tomato couscous into two bowls. To each bowl, add the leafy greens, cilantro, onion rings and snap peas and top with a pan fried salmon fillet. Garnish with blackberries and pomegranate seeds. Drizzle the prepared dressing over.

33 comments:

Brian's Home Blog 3/8/22 00:23: That would sure be good, love salmon and everything with it looks fantastic!
Tom 3/8/22 02:59: ...this looks like a work of art!
Anonymous 3/8/22 03:25: Its Judee- The blackberries really pop in this beautiful colorful combination with the salmon. Sounds wonderful with the light fluffy couscous.
Anonymous 3/8/22 03:36: Looks good -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
Anne in the kitchen 3/8/22 04:40: That looks almost too pretty to eat!
Grace 3/8/22 06:11: Delicioso Angie! Muchas gracias! Asi me gusta comer.
Particularmente uso Couscous. Esta combinacion esta formidable. Fresca, sabrosa y hermosamente presentada.
Un abrazo.
Margaret D 3/8/22 06:34: Very lovely, we eat a lot of salmon.
Assia 3/8/22 07:11: Very beautiful capture bravo
2pots2cook 3/8/22 08:47: This is interesting. I would never think of adding blackberries.....
Irma 3/8/22 09:02: This looks really tasty, we also eat a lot of fish and salmon.
Greetings Irma
DEZMOND 3/8/22 13:22: Them blackberries are so pretty!
Anonymous 3/8/22 13:58: It's Bernadette, just in the nick of time came your post. I want to make couscous for dinner tonight.
Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine 3/8/22 14:37: so delicious I cant wait to try this!
Kitchen Riffs 3/8/22 15:47: Neat combo of flavors! And really pretty dish. Thanks!
Velva- Evening with a Sandwich 3/8/22 16:14: As always, healthy and delicious!
Paolina 3/8/22 16:23: Eccezionale! Quanto mi piacerebbe assaggiarlo, complimenti!
DeniseinVA 3/8/22 18:16: Oh I love blackberries but never thought of putting them with salmon. what a great idea! Everything looks very tasty and healthy, and very pretty! Thank you for another wonderful recipe :)
Balvinder 3/8/22 19:46: Oh, this is simply so good.
Pam 3/8/22 20:21: So many great flavors and textures. Yum.
Happy Retiree's Kitchen 4/8/22 00:42: This looks like a work of art but I can tell it is also so healthy and delicious. I love how you have cooked the couscous, this could go with so many dishes. Fabulous for lunch, thank for a great recipe Angie.
foodtravelandwine 4/8/22 02:42: This is heaven!!....I love the combination with the blackberries!!....yummy!!......Abrazotes, Marcela
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 4/8/22 05:21: What a beautiful summer salad with popping colours and bursting with the flavour - loving this!
Nancy Chan 4/8/22 09:48: I can even enjoy that without the salmon.
Vicky 4/8/22 10:27: What a delicious salmon salad. Super creative. Love the blackberried touch. Never ocurred to me. beautiful presentation and pictures.
David M. Gascoigne, 4/8/22 12:08: A combination of couscous and salmon sounds good to me.
Raquel Loio 4/8/22 12:20: It's a super healthy recipe, great for summer! A hug, Raquel
Rainbow Evening 4/8/22 13:33: rice and salmon are my favorite... healthy foods.
Anonymous 4/8/22 14:50: What a lovely lunch particularly with the heat we’ve been having. Perfect for lunch!
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speedy70 4/8/22 19:21: Ottimo piatto unico con il salmone che adoro!!!
Cooking Julia 4/8/22 22:45: All looks so good, what a nice dish!
mjskit 6/8/22 00:48: A beautiful summer dinner salad. Never would have thought of using couscous. Brilliant!
Tisa Jacob 7/8/22 23:23: You are the queen of salads, Angie. A beautiful plate indeed. And I like how you used garam masala in the recipe.
Valentina 7/8/22 23:59: I feel like I'd be Wonder Woman if I ate this beautiful and healthy bowl everyday for lunch! :-) ~Valentina