Herby Salmon With Red Pepper Cream Sauce
with Garlicky Couscous & Roasted Green Beans
- Wheat
- Fish
- Milk
Now with more couscous! You asked, we listened: This isn't the HelloFresh you remember. Bigger menu. Upgraded recipes. Increased portion sizes. More variety. The best way to cook dinner just got BETTER. Fishing for a new twist on salmon? Or even a hearty brunch idea? We’ve got just the thing! Crispy skin-on fillets—seasoned with a spicy Italian spice rub—are coated in a creamy sauce made of red pepper jam, onion, tangy sour cream, and rich butter. On the side, springy, garlicky Israeli couscous and golden roasted zucchini and sliced onion—if that doesn’t lure you in, we don’t know what will!
Ingredients
1 clove
Garlic
6 ounce
Green Beans
1 unit
Onion
¾ cup
Israeli Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
10 ounce
Salmon
(Contains: Fish)
1 tablespoon
Tuscan Heat Spice
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Red Pepper Jam
2 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Zucchini
Not included in your delivery
Cooking Oil
Olive Oil
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince or grate garlic. Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick half-moons. Halve and peel onion; slice half into ¼-inch-thick wedges. Finely chop remaining onion until you have 2 TBSP (4 TBSP for 4 servings).
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until softened and fragrant, 30-40 seconds. • Stir in couscous, 1 cup water (2 cups for 4 servings), and ¼ tsp salt (½ tsp for 4); bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer and cover. Cook until couscous is tender, 6-8 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• While couscous cooks, toss zucchini and onion wedges on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. • Roast on top rack until golden brown and tender, 14-16 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pat salmon* dry with paper towels and season all over with ¼ tsp Tuscan Heat Spice (½ tsp for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. (You'll use more Tuscan Heat Spice in the next step.) • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add salmon to pan, skin sides down; cook until skin is crisp and fish is almost cooked through, 6-8 minutes. • Flip and cook until fish is opaque and cooked through, 2-3 minutes more. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.
• Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in same pan over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3-5 minutes. Add ½ cup water, cream cheese, stock concentrate, half the jam, and ¼ tsp Tuscan Heat Spice. (For 4, use 1 cup water, all the jam, and ½ tsp Tuscan Heat Spice.) Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, 2-3 minutes. • Remove from heat and stir in sour cream until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Divide couscous, roasted veggies, and salmon between plates. Drizzle salmon with spicy red pepper cream sauce and serve.
Fish is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: The red pepper cream sauce was a hit, with many praising its amazing flavor that complemented the salmon perfectly 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Customers found the dish fun and easy to make, with results that tasted like a professional chef's creation.
- Suggestions: Consider using all the Tuscan Heat Spice for more kick; the sauce works well with chicken, pork, or pasta too.
- Leftovers: The sauce is versatile enough to make again for other dishes, adding value beyond just this meal.
- Veggies: Some enjoyed the roasted vegetables, while others found them bland; experiment with seasoning to suit your taste.
Reviews from our home cooks
The sauce is fantastic, though next time, I'll use all of the Tuscan Heat Spice. As written, it really wasn't spicy, but the flavors are amazing. That would be good on chicken, pork, or pasta, too.
Delicious. Red pepper cream sauce is amazing and I'll be making that again
Amazing flavor in the sauce. Everything was easy to prepare
Delicious! Even my kids who don't like seafood ate all of it!
Salmon is great! Sauce was good. Too much water could use more flavor.
Salmon and veggies were very yummy. Couscous was not my favorite this time around.
The onions in the sauce. The sauce was excellent though.
I am not a fan of the garlicky couscous. There should have been a substitute for rice
First, provide all the ingredients I need I was missing sour cream and garlic
Everything has been very good, however, I am finding too many choices for someone like me on a budget. It gets confusing. I keep choosing but go back and forth all week to see if I would rather change choices. Would rather to have fewer choices
