Salmon and Wild Rice Napoleon
2250 cal/recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c (7 1/2 oz) wild rice
- 4 1/2 c vegetable broth
- 3/4 c dried cranberries
- 1/2 c plus 3 tbsp pistachios, divided, roughly chopped
- 1/4 heaping tsp salt
- 1/4 heaping tsp ground black pepper, divided
- 1 lb salmon filets, divided into 4 pieces
- 1/2 tbsp melted butter
- 3/4 tsp celery salt
- 3/4 tsp dry ground mustard
- 1/4 heaping tsp ground allspice
Directions
- In a lidded pot, bring wild rice and broth to a boil and the reduce to a simmer.
- Simmer rice unitl cooked and broth absorbed, about 50 minutes.
- Stir cranberries, 1/2 c pistachios, salt, and half of pepper into cooked rice.
- Cover rice and set aside.
- Heat oven to 400 F.
- Defrost salmon, if frozen.
- Brush salmon with melted butter.
- Mix remaining pepper, celery salt, mustard, and allspice in a small bowl.
- Rub spice mixture onto filets.
- Bake filets until cooked through, about 8 min.
- Top rice with filets and remaining pistachios, and then serve warm.
Note
This recipe works well with most kinds of fish.