Green Tea Salmon with Quinoa

Name: Green Tea Salmon with Quinoa
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 green or black tea bag; 946 milliliters broccoli florets, cut into 1-inch pieces; 237 milliliters frozen shelled edamame; 59 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 1 teaspoons grated peeled ginger; 4 servings Kosher salt; 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce; 2 Tbsps pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds); 237 milliliters quinoa, well rinsed and drained; 454 grams skinless center-cut salmon fillets; 3 scallions, chopped (white and green parts separated); 1 teaspoon Sriracha (Asian chile sauce)

Green Te If you have scallions, quinoa, soy sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ginger you could follow this main course with the Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

Place the quinoa in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and cook, stirring, until dry, about 3 minutes.

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Quinoa

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Sauce Pan

Add 1 1/2 cups water and the Sriracha and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer until the water is absorbed, about 12 minutes.

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Sriracha

Water

Remove from the heat.

Bring 1 1/2 cups water, the tea bag, soy sauce, ginger and scallion whites to a gentle simmer in a medium skillet over medium heat.

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Soy Sauce

Green Onions

Tea Bag

Ginger

Water

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Frying Pan

Add the salmon and cook until just opaque, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

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Salmon

Transfer the salmon to a plate using a slotted spatula; discard the tea bag.

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Tea Bag

Salmon

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Spatula

Add the broccoli and edamame to the remaining liquid in the skillet; season with salt. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes; drain.

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Broccoli