Grilled Salmon and Brown Butter Couscous

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Photo: Mary Britton Senseney/Wonderful Machine and Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross
Total Time
40 Mins
Yield
Serves 4 (serving size: 1 salmon fillet and 1/2 cup couscous)
By Mary Drennen
May 2012
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Fire up the grill for dinner tonight. Grilled Salmon and Brown Butter Couscous offers the perfect pairing for a hassle-free, great-tasting weeknight meal.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 1 cup uncooked couscous
  • 2 tablespoons dry white wine
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 (6-ounce) skinless salmon fillets
  • Cooking spray

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 457
  • Fat 15g
  • Satfat 4.9g
  • Monofat 4g
  • Polyfat 4.1g
  • Protein 41.2g
  • Carbohydrate 35.8g
  • Fiber 3.1g
  • Cholesterol 104mg
  • Iron 2.3mg
  • Sodium 556mg
  • Calcium 47mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat grill to medium-high heat.

Step 2

Heat butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook 3 minutes or until browned. Add nuts; cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Add couscous; cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Add wine and broth; bring to a boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork; stir in rind, juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and black pepper.

Step 3

Combine white pepper and next 4 ingredients (through 1/4 teaspoon salt) in a small bowl. Coat salmon fillets with cooking spray. Sprinkle fillets with spice mixture. Place salmon on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill over medium-high heat 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Serve with couscous.

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Ratings & Reviews

jspicest's Review

jspicest
August 26, 2013
Meh. I don't know what I did wrong, but the couscous had way too much liquid (maybe because I used Israeli couscous?) and was just kind of blah. The salmon was pretty good, though. And preparation was fast. Still nothing to write home about, as far as I could tell.

LDombeck's Review

zimmerec
August 22, 2013
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carol329's Review

icancookthat
July 16, 2013
Made for dinner last night and my husband could not stop raving about it. Very flavorful and will be making this again. I use Israeli couscous....we like the texture more than normal couscous. Also I used a grill pan indoors....too hot outside for the regular grill and it worked perfectly! I followed the recipe exactly.

zimmerec's Review

Kellielc7
March 05, 2013
Our grill was out of gas, so I put the salmon in parchment paper bags and cooked in the oven on 350º for about 10 minutes - it was still fantastic! The couscous was so delicious, my husband wants me to save the recipe just to make the couscous again!

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LDombeck
August 13, 2012
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RoxieE
July 17, 2012
Really yummy. Only thing I would change: I would cut the amount of salt in the couscous in half - it was a little too strong for my taste. I also made the grilled summer squash that was recommended with this recipe. Easy dinner, mostly on the grill, which was great on the very hot night I made this.

Kellielc7's Review

StacyYC
July 12, 2012
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TCUnurse
July 08, 2012
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eppercival
June 25, 2012
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carol329
May 01, 2012
I loved the seasoning on the salmon, lots of flavor without overwhelming the fish. I burnt the pine nuts but they were still edible and the rest of the couscous was really tasty! Check out my post with step-by-step photos at http://www.icancookthat.org/2012/04/grilled-salmon-and-brown-butter.html