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Grilled Cod and Veggies over Apricot Walnut Couscous

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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.


General applicability:

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.



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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Blood Type Diet Analysis:


Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Shallots
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Cod
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Sea Salt
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Parsley
B
B
B
B
N
B
B
B
Olive Oil
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Lemon
B
N
N
B
B
N
N
B
Squash
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Zucchini
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Onion, all types
B
N
B
N
B
B
B
N
Apricots
B
N
N
N
B
N
A
N


Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
This category of ingredients contains possible substitutions that may allow different blood types to use the recipe or ingredients that can be left out of the recipe altogether.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Walnuts
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Peppers, Chili, Jalapeno
A
B
B
A
A
N
B
A


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in lignans
  • The recipe may contain ingredients know to aid detoxification/li>
  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance