Ingredients

  • 400 g salmon fillets, that have been skinned and de-boned roughly 4 medium sized fillets
  • 150 g whole meal bread, roughly 2 slices from a sliced loaf
  • 50 g pine nuts
  • 2 tablespoons parsley
  • 1 lemon, zest of
  • 200 g yellow bell peppers, deseeded
  • 200 g red bell peppers, deseeded
  • 200 g courgettes
  • 200 g mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh rosemary or 1 tablespoon fresh basil or 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 200 g couscous
  • 1 teaspoon chopped dried mint
  • boiling water
  • 14 teaspoon salt

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 350C.
  • Place the salmon fillets on a baking tray.
  • For the crumb topped salmon:.
  • Using a food processor, put in the ingredients for the crumb topping into the bowl and pulse until it looks like fine bread crumbs.
  • With a teaspoon, press the crumb topping onto the salmon fillets.
  • Put the leftover crumb mixture into a container and freeze for another day.
  • Bake the salmon fillets in the oven for 25 minutes.
  • Check the salmon to see that it doesn't overcook.
  • It should be moist but not translucent.
  • For the Roast Mediterranean Vegetables:.
  • Preheat the oven to 350C.
  • Cut all of the vegetables in large chunks, put into a baking tray, drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle over the herbs.
  • Mix to coat the vegetables.
  • Roast on the top shelf of the oven for 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are nicely browned on the edges.
  • For the Minty Cous Cous:.
  • Place the cous cous into a heat proof bowl.
  • Stir in the mint and the salt.
  • Pour over enough boiling water to cover the cous cous, allowing the water to come to 1 centimetre above the grains.
  • Cover the bowl with foil or cling wrap and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
  • The cous cous should soak in all of the water, if it hasn't, allow to stand with the covering for another 5 minutes or so.
  • Serve immediately.