Last night I made a tasty, healthy meal in 20 minutes: Couscous, Herbed Roasted Asparagus and Mango Teriyaki Fish with Cucumber and Fresh Herb Salsa.  Okay, I’m not including marinading the fish or pre-heating the oven, but actually making and cooking the meal only took 20 minutes, I swear.

Take some fish, whatever kind you like, and marinade it for an hour or two.  You can use your favorite marinade; I used this Mango Teriyaki flavor that I got from the seafood aisle at Whole Foods.

Assuming that your oven is pre-heated to 350, put the fish in the oven.

Next, coat the asparagus with olive oil and put in on a cookie sheet.   A little goes a long way and actually I used olive oil spray.   Sprinkle some herbs on there–whatever you’ve got, fresh or dried.  I used thyme, basil and rosemary.   Add a little salt as well.  Put the asparagus in the oven with the fish.

Cook the couscous according to the package directions.  I always keep couscous in the house because it is so easy and fast to make; tonight I had curry flavor on hand.  If you feel like it, throw in some golden raisins and peas or carrots.

Once the couscous is off the fire, start making the Cucumber and Fresh Herb Salsa.  It’s this salsa that makes an ordinary meal something special.  Combine the following ingredients in a bowl:

1 seedless cucumber (or seed it yourself) diced into small cubes

2 teaspoons each chopped cilantro, parsley, dill and chives

1 teaspoon of salt (or to taste)

the juice of 1 lime

By now it’s been about 20 minutes and the fish and asparagus should be done.  Upon servings, top each piece of fish with the salsa.

And there it is: a healthy, tasty quick meal.   No excuses, no regrets (except for stinky asparagus pee).  That was faster than a drive-thru burger joint!

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