Baked Salmon Fillets On Wild Rice Pilaf Recipes

SWEET & SPICY ROASTED SALMON WITH WILD RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Thaw salmon, if frozen. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a 15-by-10-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Place the salmon in the prepared pan. Whisk vinegar and honey in a small bowl; drizzle half of the mixture over the salmon. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast the salmon until the thickest part flakes easily, about 15 minutes. Drizzle with the remaining vinegar mixture.
• Coat a 10-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Add bell pepper and jalapeño; cook, stirring frequently, just until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in scallion greens.
• Top 4 of the salmon fillets with the pepper mixture and parsley. Serve with pilaf. (Refrigerate the remaining salmon for another use, see Note.)

SALMON WITH WILD RICE PILAF IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Boil wild rice and bay leaf in water for 45 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, Melt butter in pan, saute mushrooms and onions until onions are soft and mushrooms release juices.
• Add white rice and saute about 2 more minutes.
• Add chicken broth and lemon juice, bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Mix drained wild rice with cooked rice pilaf and cool.
• Butter large baking sheet.
• Roll out each sheet of pastry to 12" square.
• Cut each sheet into 4 squares.
• Mound rice evenly onto 4 squares.
• Top each rice mound with salmon.
• Fold up and seal the corners of each filled square (the edges will not cover salmon).
• Place the remaining 4 squares on top of each of the 4 filled squares. Tuck corners under and pinch seams together.
• Save any remaining rice for another use.
• Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
• Brush with egg mixture and bake at 400 for 30 minutes.
• Serve with sauce.
• This makes 4 large servings. For smaller servings, cut the fish into 8 portions and fill each of 8 squares with rice and salmon. Pull up corners of each square and pinch the seams, completely enclosing and sealing the filling. Bake for only 20 minutes.
• For Sauce:.
• Combine whipping cream and bottled clam juice. Boil and reduce until thickend appx. 20 minutes.
• Stir in dijon and tarragon.

SAVORY SALMON OVER WILD RICE PILAF WITH A SIDE OF SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat wild rice according to directions. After ten minutes add brown rice and cook for 45 minutes more. Meanwhile, Slice Garlic, shred carrot and coarsely chop spinach. Set aside. Peel sweet potatoes, cube and steam them until tender. Melt butter, add walnuts, garlic salt and curry. Pour butter over drained sweet potatoes when ready to serve. Toss to coat evenly. Add carrots and garlic to rice for the final ten minutes of cooking time. Toss with spinach when ready to serve. Broil salmon for 3 to 5 minutes depending on thickness. Wisk black beans sauce with juice, aminos and lemon peel. Lay spinach on a bead of the rice pilaf and garnish with sweet potatoes. Generously drizzle black bean sauce over salmon coating completely. Serve hot. Enjoy!

WILD SALMON AND ROMANESCO PILAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in a large straight-sided skillet over medium. Add onion; cook, stirring, until tender, about 6 minutes. Add rice; cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in 2 cups water, almonds, and 3/4 teaspoon salt; season with pepper.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cover; cook 5 minutes. Remove lid; add romanesco in an even layer and season with salt. Cover; continue cooking until rice and romanesco are tender, 10 minutes.
• Uncover skillet; remove from heat. Season fish with salt and pepper; nestle into rice mixture. Drizzle fish and romanesco with oil; bake in oven until fish is just cooked through, 7 to 9 minutes. Using a zester, finely grate lemon zest over fish; sprinkle with herbs. Transfer fish to plates. Fluff rice mixture with fork; serve with fish and lemon wedges.