Salmon with Pesto and Couscous Salad

This salmon with pesto and couscous salad is a real treat. It is light and fresh, packed full of flavour and so quick to make. It is a perfect midweek dish but feels like a treat to eat. And any leftover couscous salad makes for a perfect lunch the next day.

I like to make my own pesto when cooking this dish but you can use a bought one if you like. Just follow the recipe and ingredients from the couscous down.

This recipe uses a rocket and macadamia pesto but this pesto, a traditional basil pesto or even a sun-dried tomato pesto or tapenade would also work just as well.

I do find this dish works best with salmon but that doesn’t mean you can’t use other fish instead. Salmon just has that lovely oiliness that work so well with the couscous and pesto combination giving a wonderful mouthfeel for the dish.

Also, feel free to mix up the couscous salad ingredients. Just leave something out if you don’t like it or add in extra goodies if there is something you particularly like. I will often add a leek or some garlic to the zucchini mix when cooking or add some finely sliced raw onion that5 has been pickled slightly in vinegar. However you have it though, it is a delicious light meal to enjoy.