Cauliflower Couscous with Oriental Salmon

#Stay Healthy

This is a recipe I put together after visiting my locally produced food deli. Their selection of fresh produce and imaginative gluten free options inspired me to have a go at something new. It's yummy, healthy and actually very filling. Of course, if you are super rushed then try the recipe with normal couscous. But, if you have a blender in your kitchen then you really have no excuses because cauliflower couscous is so quick to make and of course it's gluten free as well as being lower in calories.

Ingredients

*Salmon Fillet

*Corriander

*Chilli

*Garlic

*Lime

*Olive Oil

*Salt and Pepper

*One whole cauliflower

*Half a cucumber

*Cherry Tomatoes

*Red Onion

Method

Start by quartering the head of the cauliflower (Keep the stalk for a soup!- Recipe Coming Soon!). Pop it in the blender and pulse until you have a cous cous like consistency.

Decide if you want your red onion cooked or left raw and crunchy. Empty the cauliflower into a bowl and blend the onion until it's in small slices. Either fry this in a hot pan/wok with a dash of olive oil, or leave to the side to add to the salad at the end. If cooking, once the onion is starting to soften, steam the couscous in a wok, with the lid on, for five minutes.

Whilst this is steaming, prep your salad ingredients. Chop the tomatoes into quarters and then each slice of cucumber into six segments. Finely chop the corriander (about half a bunch). Keep these ingredients to the side ready to add to the cauliflower once cooled.

Whilst your cauliflower couscous is cooling, prep the salmon. Start by chopping a small clove of garlic, the rest of the corriander and a half a red or green chilli. Drizzle the salmon with olive oil and sprinkle the chopped ingredients on top. Season with salt and pepper and cover with tin foil. Cook for 15-20 minutes on 180-200 degrees until light pink all the way through.

Once the couscous is cool, add the other salad ingredients, a drizzle of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Serve the salmon hot alongside the salad.

Enjoy :)

Health Benefits

*High in Anti-oxidants

*High in vitamin B-12, B6 and D

*Great source of Omega-3

*Full of protein

*Proven to lower risk of alzheimers, heart disease and stroke