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Grilled Cod and Veggies over Apricot Walnut Couscous Print this recipe
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Category: Entree Description: This seems like a lot of work when you look at it but it comes together quickly. This looks impressive enough to entertain with and tastes great too.
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Grilled Cod and Veggies over Apricot Walnut Couscous |
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type. Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one. Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.
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Ingredient list: For Couscous:
- 1 cup couscous [or substitute brown rice, will increase cooking time]
- 1-1/2 cups water (or broth/stock)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots (or other dried fruit for your type)
For fish:
- 4 boneless, skinless cod fillets (approx. 4 to 5 ounces each)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- olive oil
Veggies:
- Any cut up vegetables that stand up well to grilling and is appropriate for your type would work here. Our favorites are:
- yellow/summer squash
- zucchini
- onions
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 of a lemon's juice
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
Drizzle/Sauce:
- 1 small shallot finely chopped
- 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- (for types that can have it, 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes is excellent in this as well)
How to make it: - In a large bowl mix together the veggies, oil, salt and lemon juice.
- Put veggies on skewers or in a grill bowl. Cook on grill turning occasionally until tender.
- With paper towels pat fish dry, coat with oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Place on sheet of foil and put on the grill.
- Cook fish 3 to 5 minutes on each side, flipping only once.
- In a small bowl whisk together the shallots, parsley, salt and olive oil. Set aside.
- In a 2 quart pot bring water (or stock/broth) to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low/simmer.
- Add couscous, walnuts and apricots to pot.
- Cook for 2 minutes.
- Fluff with a fork.
- To assemble, spoon couscous onto plates, top with veggies, then place fish fillet on top of veggies.
- Spoon olive oil mixture over fish.
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