Flounder With Herbed Couscous

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup loosely packed flat leaf parsley
• 2 scallions, including green tops chopped
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 1/4 cups water
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/3 cups couscous
• 2 lbs flounder fillets, cut to make 4 pieces
• 1/4 cup flour

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, puree the parsley and scallions with the lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the oil, 1/4 cup of the water, and 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper.
• 2 in a medium saucepan, bring the remaining 2 cups water to a boil with 3/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. stir in 3 tablespoons of the parsley puree and the couscous. cover, remove from the heat, and let sit for 5 minutes.
• 3 in a large nonstick frying pan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat. sprinkle the fish with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. dust the flounder with the flour and shake off any excess. sauté the fish until brown and just done, about 2 minutes a side for 1/2-inch-thick fillets. serve the fish on the couscous with the remaining parsley puree on the top.