Dinner

Harissa Salmon with Couscous and Cucumber Yogurt

Name: Harissa Salmon with Couscous and Cucumber Yogurt
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 130 g Salmon fillet; 2 tsp (12 g) Harissa paste; 130 g Cooked couscous; 80 g Cucumber; 80 g Cherry tomatoes; 60 g Greek yogurt, 0% fat; A few leaves, shredded Fresh mint; A good squeeze Lemon juice

Salmon rubbed with harissa and grilled, over lemon couscous, with grated cucumber stirred into cold yogurt. 39 g of protein for 479 kcal.

Calories: 479kcal
Protein: 39g
Fat: 18g
Carbs: 38g

Per serving, makes 1. 15 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Milk
Fish

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Ingredients

Salmon fillet130 g
Weighed raw, skin on unless the method says otherwise. Cooked weight is roughly 20% less for the same fillet.
Harissa paste2 tsp (12 g)
Cooked couscous130 g
Cooked weight.
Cucumber80 g
Cherry tomatoes80 g
Greek yogurt, 0% fat60 g
Fresh mintA few leaves, shredded
Lemon juiceA good squeeze

Method

Rub the harissa over the flesh side of the salmon and leave it while you do everything else.
Grate the cucumber, squeeze the water out of it in your hands, and stir it into the yogurt with the mint and a pinch of salt.
Fork the couscous through with the halved tomatoes, lemon juice and seasoning.
Grill the salmon skin-side down under a hot grill for eight minutes, or fry it skin-side down for five minutes and flesh-side for two.
Serve the salmon on the couscous with the yogurt on the side.

Worth knowing

Squeezing the cucumber matters. Left wet, it turns the yogurt into soup within five minutes.
Harissa varies a lot in heat and in oil. Two teaspoons of a rose harissa is mild; the same of a Tunisian one is not.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.