Salmon skewers with Moroccan chickpea and parsley salad
Serves: 4
Time to make: 25 mins , plus 30 mins marinating
Total cost: $27.12 / $6.78 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 8 long wooden skewers
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon finely grated ginger
- ¼ cup orange juice, plus 1 extra tablespoon
- 400g skinless salmon fillets, cut in 1.5cm cubes
- 2 small courgettes, trimmed, cut in rounds
- 1 large red capsicum, deseeded, diced in 1.5cm cubes
- 16 small button mushrooms
- 2 x 400g cans chickpeas, drained, rinsed
- ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
- ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons currants
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Instructions
1 Soak skewers in cold water for 20 minutes. Combine cumin, paprika, ginger and orange juice in a shallow non-metallic bowl. Add salmon fillets. Stir to coat. Cover bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Alternately thread salmon cubes, courgettes, capsicum and mushrooms on prepared skewers.
2 To make salad, place chickpeas, parsley, onion, currants and extra orange juice in a large salad bowl. Toss to combine and set aside.
3 Preheat a grill pan or barbecue to high. Cook skewers, turning, for 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender and salmon is golden and cooked to your liking.
4 Divide salad among plates, top each with 2 skewers then serve.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check ground spices are gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 509cal
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Kilojoules 2130kJ
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Protein 32g
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Total fat 27g
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–Saturated fat 7g
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Carbohydrates 30g
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–Sugars 12g
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Dietary fibre 12g
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Sodium 180mg
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Calcium 100mg
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Iron 4mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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