Capers add a briny pop to this shrimp dish with creamy Dijon-dill sauce. Underneath the shrimp, there's a bed of lemony couscous to soak up all those delicious flavours.
Calorie Smart (650kcal or less) is based on a per-serving calculation of the recipe's kilocalorie amount.
Ingredients: Shrimp • Baby tomatoes • Moroccan couscous (durum wheat semolina) (wheat) • Lemon • Spinach • Capers (capers, water, salt, vinegar, calcium chloride, potassium sorbate) • Mayonnaise (canola and/or soy oil, liquid whole egg, frozen egg yolk, water, salt, sugar, vinegar, concentrated lemon juice, spice extract, mustard, lactic acid, calcium disodium EDTA) (mustard, egg) • Dijon mustard (water, mustard seed, mustard flour, vinegar, salt, white wine, spices, xanthan gum, citric acid, tartaric acid) (mustard) • Dill • Garlic.
Allergens
Soy
Mustard
Wheat
Milk
Sulphites
Shrimp
Crustaceans
Egg
May contain traces of allergens
Sesame
Tree nuts
Fish
Gluten
Utensils
Measuring Spoons
Strainer
Zester
Large Bowl
Small Bowl
Large Non-Stick Pan
Medium Pot
Measuring Cups
Tags
Quick
Under 650 Calories
Ingredients
Shrimp
285 g
Couscous
0.5 cup
Baby Tomatoes
113 g
Garlic, cloves
1 unit(s)
Capers
30 g
Lemon
1 unit(s)
Dill
7 g
Baby Spinach
56 g
Dijon Mustard
0.5 tbsp
Mayonnaise
2 tbsp
Salt
0.25 tsp
Pepper
0.125 tsp
Oil
4 tsp
Preparation
1
Before starting, wash and dry all produce.
To a medium pot, add 2/3 cup (1 1/3 cups) water and 1/8 tsp (1/4 tsp) salt. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
Once boiling, remove the pot from heat, then add couscous. Stir to combine.
Cover and let stand, 5 min.
When couscous is tender, fluff with a fork.
2
Meanwhile, halve tomatoes.
Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
Drain capers, reserving brine, then pat dry with paper towels. Roughly chop one-quarter of the capers.
Zest lemon. Juice half the lemon, then cut remaining lemon into wedges.
Roughly chop dill.
Roughly chop spinach.
3
Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high.
While the pan heats, using a strainer, rinse shrimp then pat dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper.
When the pan is hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then shrimp. Cook for 2-3 min, stirring occasionally, until shrimp just turn pink.**
4
Meanwhile, to a small bowl, add Dijon, mayo, choppedcapers,half the lemon juice,1 tsp (2 tsp) dill and half the garlic. (NOTE: Like extra garlic or dill? Add more!)
Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
5
To a large bowl, add couscous, tomatoes, spinach, lemon zest, remaining capers, remaining lemon juice, reserved caper brine, 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, remaining garlic and 1 tsp (2 tsp) dill. (NOTE: Reference garlic and dill guides.)
Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
6
Divide couscous between plates.
Arrange shrimp over top, then drizzle with caper-dill sauce.
Sprinkle any remaining dill over top, if desired.
Serve lemon wedges alongside.
7
If you've opted to get shrimp, heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high. While the pan heats, using a strainer, rinse shrimp then pat dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper. When the pan is hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then shrimp. Cook for 2-3 min, stirring occasionally, until shrimp just turn pink.**