Sometimes, you just need syns in your life! Why not give yourself a treat meal that only uses up 4 of your daily syns? This delicious Slimming World-friendly meal of salmon, Moroccan inspired cous cous and salad gives you the exotic taste mix you’ve been craving, without the guilt of really cheating your diet.
The syns in this meal come from the dried cranberries and raisins added to the cous cous for the Moroccan vibes. The cous cous you use should carry no syns, so make sure you buy the right one before eating this meal. Ideally you want dried plain cous cous that cooks more or less instantly just by adding water.
How Many Syns is Salmon On Slimming World?
Before we get into the recipe, it’s important to talk about how many syns in salmon on Slimming World, after all, not all salmon was created equal. Firstly, it depends whether or not your meeting thinks you need to syn salmon skin. It’s not like chicken, where they specify the difference between with skin and without, to err on the side of caution, I would remove the skin to be sure you’re not having syns that you don’t count.
If you just have plain old salmon, then you don’t need to syn it, which is a massive bonus in my opinion. Unflavoured salmon has plenty of flavour anyway so you don’t need to waste syns on buying the flavoured stuff.
However.
Flavoured salmon is really lush and if you want to spend your syns on it then you absolutely should! As a guide, sweet chilli salmon seems to be around 2.5 syns for a regular portion of 134g. This is the syn value for the sweet chilli salmon from Tesco and the sweet chilli salmon from Asda is reported to have 1.5 sysns per fillet. I don’t know what the different is, but I’m guessing maybe the Tesco one has more honey or sugar (or whatever is making that chilli sweet).
Is Couscous Free On Slimming World?
The simple answer is “yes” couscous is usually free on slimming world. In the couscous I used in the picture, I added some bits and they are what causes the syns. Adding dried fruit can use up syns for not a lot of substance, so think about how much it adds to the meal – if you could take it or leave then I wouldn’t waste the syns, and instead spend them on something a little bit naughty!
Baked Salmon & Moroccan Inspired Couscous Recipe
This is an easy weeknight dinner that feels like a gourmet treat – and it’s only up to 4 syns (depending on how you prepare it)! If you are savvy, this whole plate can be zero syns!
Baked Salmon & Moroccan Inspired Cous Cous Ingredients (serves 2)
- 2 fillets of salmon
- 200g dried cous cous
- 1/2 tin of chickpeas – drained
- 10g dried cranberries
- 15g dried sultanas
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 red pepper
- 1 red onion
- 1 bag of mixed leaf salad
- packet of steamed beetroot
Method
- Put salmon on a foiled baking tray and cook for 20 minutes at 200°C.
- While the salmon is cooking finely chop the red pepper and red onion and cook on a high heat in a frying pan, using low calorie cooking spray to stop them from sticking to the pan.
- Add the dried cous cous to a heat-proof bowl and throw in the dried cranberries, dried sultanas, smoked paprika, cumin, coriander and cinnamon and stir round.
- Follow the instructions on the packet of cous cous (it usually involves adding boiling water and covering bowl while the water is absorbed)
- Once the cous cous and red pepper and red onion is done, add the cous cous to the frying pan, keep on a medium heat and stir around. Keep warm in the pan if it’s ready before the salmon.
- Once the salmon is ready, place on a plate with the cous cous, add mixed leaf salad and sliced steamed beetroot and enjoy!
I must must try this delicious recipe.
I grow my own beetroot you can put it with so many things, how did get on growing yours?store well too.
So colourful and attractive
I really like your recipes. You have some lovely meals. Just goes to show that you don’t need loads of sugar, salt and fat in order to have a good meal.
Looks lovely!! I never cook cous cous so id love to try this xx
Looks fab, I’d rather use my syns on chocolate though -im sure this recipe could be made syn free if tweaked a little.
Looks great!
If you substitute the cous cous for cauliflower cous cous you get even more speed food on your plate. Winner winner salmon and couscous dinner.
Only 4 Syns!!!? Oh Yes!! That’s what I’m talkin’ about 🙂 x
I would love to try this
i love cous cous recipes
never had cous cous, will have to try it
You’ve got some lovely recipes I want to try! I love salmon and couscous so I NEED to try this!!!
Super Duper Healthy
this recipesounds mazing i love both salmon and cous cous is one of my favourite lunches!
Not sure I like cous cous but I think it is healthy.
The cous cous looks delicious but I’d serve it with chicken as my husband is allergic to fish
L9oks devine ! One I’ll be trying soon
The dish looks very tempting!
This dish looks so tasty! I really like beetroot with either salmon or couscous, so this is perfect for me!
Salmon recipes are my favourite – this looks like one to try
Love the bright colours and summery vibe!
This sounds – and looks – wonderful. Such an easy recipe too.
Thanks for this recipe- I’m not very confident cooking fish but this looks nice and simple!
I love the wonderful colours of this meal!
Delicious meal
yum I could eat that right now!
I like the look of this
This looks really tasty, full of flavour and goodness
I love salmon, this looks really tasty. I could eat it now!
sounds like a lovely quick week day evening meal 🙂 I never think of making my own couscous dishes
some fab recipes, all look delcious!
Love salmon
We love salmon and this sounds amazing ?
It looks really nice I love salmon and I do have cous cous sometimes though I prefer rice
Sadly not my kind of thing but thank you for sharing.
this looks fab! 2 of my favourite things – salmon and couscous 🙂
I have never been a fan of salmon but this looks amazing
I like couscous provided it has some flavouring added to it, if it’s plain I find it rather boring. Will have to try your version.
I have never tried cous cous before but the flavourings with it in this recipe are nice
Looks lovely! X