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.