Tilapia Baked In Couscous - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 ounce) box couscous
3/4 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup sun-dried tomato, finely chopped
1 tablespoon ground cumin
salt and pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice plus 1 lemon, thinly sliced
4 (8 ounce) tilapia fillets
4 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
1/2 red onion, chopped

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 375\u00b0. In a large bowl, combine the couscous, almonds, sun-dried tomatoes, onion and cumin and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in the 1/4 cup olive oil and the lemon juice.
Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange the tilapia fillets in a single layer in the dish, season with salt and pepper and drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cover the fish with the couscous mixture and arrange the lemon slices on top. Pour 21/2 cups water around the fish, cover with foil and bake until tender, about 25 minutes. Top with the parsley.