Pearl Couscous Salad With Hot Smoked Trout and Buttermilk Dressing

Name: Pearl Couscous Salad With Hot Smoked Trout and Buttermilk Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 150g Buttermilk, or low fat yoghurt; 10g Red ONion, finely sliced; 10g Dill, roughly chopped; 1 Cucumber, seeds scraped out and sliced into half-moons; 1 Lemon, zested and juiced; 200g Pearl Couscous; 100g Radishes, sliced; 2 Green Apple, thinly sliced into matchsticks; 170g Hot Smoked Trout, or hot smoked salmon, flaked into chunks; 0.5tbsp Dijon Mustard, or wholegrain mustard

Pescatarian

Fish

10m prep time

20m total time

Easy level

10 ingredients

Pearl Couscous Salad With Hot Smoked Trout and Buttermilk Dressing recipe by Cherrypick

Make this elegant yet filling trout and pearl couscous salad in just 20 minutes. Serving four, it's a great lunch or dinner option in the summer. The trout can be swapped for mackerel, salmon or smoked chicken if you prefer.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Cook the pearl couscous following pack instructions, then drain well and rinse with cold water. Dry the pan, then mix all the dressing ingredients in it and season well. Tip in the prepared veg and apple along with the couscous. Mix well and check for seasoning.

Step 2

Spread out on a platter and flake the smoked trout over the top. Will keep chilled for up to two days.

Ingredients
Based on 4 servings

150g Buttermilk, or low fat yoghurt 1 x Sainsbury's Buttermilk 300ml
10g Red ONion, finely sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
10g Dill, roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Bunched Dill 20g
1 Cucumber, seeds scraped out and sliced into half-moons 1 x Sainsbury's Whole Cucumber
1 Lemon, zested and juiced 1 x Sainsbury's Lemons
200g Pearl Couscous 1 x Osem Toasted Pasta Pearl Couscous 500g
100g Radishes, sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Radish 240g
2 Green Apple, thinly sliced into matchsticks 2 x Sainsbury's Granny Smith Apples Single
170g Hot Smoked Trout, or hot smoked salmon, flaked into chunks 1 x Goatsbridge Eat Trout Hot Smoked Trout Fillets x2 170g (Ready to Eat)
0.5tbsp Dijon Mustard, or wholegrain mustard 1 x Sainsbury's Dijon Mustard 185g