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Salmon Salad with Couscous, Blue Cheese and Dried Cranberries

Avatar photoRonnie Fein • Jun 7, 2011 (Updated: Aug 20, 2019)
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SALMON SALAD WITH COUSCOUS, BLUE CHEESE AND DRIED CHERRIES

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Salmon Salad with Couscous, Blue Cheese and Dried Cranberries

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Servings

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 16-20 ounce fresh salmon about 1-1/4-inches thick
  • olive oil or vegetable oil
  • 1-1 1/2 cup Israeli couscous
  • 1 cup thawed frozen peas
  • 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 4 scallions chopped
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 2 teaspoon grated fresh orange peel
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
  • 2 teaspoon chopped fresh mint
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon orange juice
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat a grill, broiler or grill pan.
  • Brush the salmon with a film of vegetable oil and grill, broil or pan-broil for about 4 minutes per side or until cooked but still rare.
  • Remove the fish from pan to a cutting board and cut into chunks and set aside to cool slightly.
  • Cook the couscous until al dente, drain and place in a large bowl. Add the peas, cheese, scallions, cranberries, orange peel, dill and mint. Toss gently to distribute the ingredients evenly.
  • In a small bowl mix the vegetable oil, lemon juice and orange juice. Pour over the ingredients and toss. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Category: Recipes
Holidays: Shavuot
Diets: DairyFishRice · Grains · Pasta
Styles: Quick & Easy
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About Ronnie Fein

Ronnie Fein gave up a fast-track, high-pay job as an associate at a major Wall
Street law firm to become a freelance food and lifestyle writer. She never looked
back, no regrets. Over the years she has written for the food sections of daily
newspapers including Newsday, The Connecticut Post, Stamford Advocate and
Greenwich Time, and for numerous publications including the New Jewish Voice,
Connecticut Bride, Connecticut Magazine, Jewish Woman Magazine, Westport
and Greenwich Magazines, Consumer’s Digest, New Canaan Advertiser and
others. She writes for on-line sites including The Jewish Week and JoyofKosher.
She has her own food blog, called Kitchen Vignettes, at www.ronniefein.com and
has been a guest blogger at Kveller.com, Koshereye.com,
ThisAmericanBite.com, KosherLikeMe.com, BeyondBubbe.com and
Culinate.com.
Ronnie is the author of four cookbooks: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Cooking
Basics, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to American Cooking, Hip Kosher, and The
Modern Kosher Kitchen
. She was also a contributing editor to The New Cook’s
Catalogue, the 25th anniversary edition of the James Beard original.
Ronnie gives cooking demonstrations for large groups and operates the Ronnie
Fein School of Creative Cooking in Stamford, Connecticut, where she lives with
her husband. She has two married daughters and five grandchildren.

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