Mediterranean Salmon Meal Prep
Simple Mediterranean Salmon Meal Prep made with an amazing arugula mint pesto, a chunky Greek salad, and a side of couscous!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Arugula Mint Pesto
Greek Salad
- 3 cups sliced English cucumbers
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/2 small red onion thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 4 oz feta cubed or crumbled
Couscous
- 1.25 cups water
- 1 cup couscous
Salmon
- 4 6-oz. salmon filets
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 1 medium lemon sliced
Instructions
Arugula Mint Pesto
- Place all ingredients for the pesto into a small food processor.
- Blend on high until smooth. If needed, add more water to thin out the pesto, however it should be thick and delish.
- Remove the pesto from the blender and set aside for later.
Greek Salad
- Place sliced cucumbers into a medium-sized bowl and sprinkle cucumbers with salt and mix. Let sit for 10 minutes to extract moisture. After 10 minutes, discard moisture.
- Next, add cherry tomatoes and red onion to the same bowl as the cucumbers.
- Then, add the apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, Greek yogurt, salt, and pepper. Mix well and set aside.
Couscous
- Add water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Then, add couscous to the saucepan, stir, cover, and remove from heat.
- Let couscous sit for at least 5 minutes to fully absorb the liquid.
- Fluff couscous with a fork and set aside.
Salmon
- First, take the salmon out of the refrigerator and pat each fillet with a paper towel to remove moisture.
- Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the salmon fillets on the parchment paper.
- Sprinkle each fillet with salt and pepper and then place a lemon slice on top of each fillet.
- Broil on high for 8-14 minutes* or until salmon is light pink in color and flakey. We suggest checking your salmon every 3 minutes because everyone's broiler is so different.
Meal Prep
- Evenly distribute couscous and salad to four separate meal prep containers.
- Place a salmon fillet on top of the couscous and slather each fillet with pesto.
- Eat immediately or place in the refrigerator for later!
Video
[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="Qp40lSAz" upload-date="2020-01-15T10:00:00.000Z" name="Mediterranean Salmon Meal Prep" description="Simple Mediterranean Salmon Meal Prep made with an amazing arugula mint pesto, a chunky Greek salad, and a side of couscous!"]
Notes
- Salmon cook time: We've used this method on multiple different ovens and since everyone's broil function is so different, we suggest just keeping an eye on your salmon and checking every 3 minutes.
- Nutrition information fincludes all of the arugula mint pesto, but you will likey have leftovers AKA it serves more than 4.
Nutrition
Calories: 625kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 41g | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g