Roasted Salmon With Olive-mustard Butter And Orzo

Name: Roasted Salmon With Olive-mustard Butter And Orzo
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters (1 stick) butter, room temperature; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 12 Kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives, pitted, chopped; 8 servings Olive oil; 591 milliliters orzo (rice-shaped pasta; about 1 1/4 lbs); 591 milliliters orzo (rice-shaped pasta; about 1 1/4 pounds); 1 Tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley; 1 kilograms salmon fillets (each about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches thick); 1 kilograms salmon fillets (each about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches thick); 1 medium shallot, chopped

Roasted Salmon With Olive-mustard Butter And Orzo is

Instructions

Mix first 5 ingredients in processor until well blended but still slightly chunky, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Season butter mixture to taste with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Butter

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Bowl

Transfer to small bowl. DO AHEAD Olive-mustard butter can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Soften slightly at room temperature before using.Preheat oven to 400F.

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Mustard

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Oven

Brush large rimmed baking sheet with olive oil. Arrange salmon fillets on prepared sheet; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast salmon just until opaque in center, about 14 minutes.Meanwhile, cook orzo in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite.

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Salt And Pepper

Salmon

Olive Oil

Water

Orzo

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Pot

Drain; return orzo to same pot.

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Orzo

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Add half of olive-mustard butter and toss to coat. Divide orzo among 8 plates. Top each serving with 1 salmon fillet.

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Salmon Fillets

Mustard

Butter

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Orzo

Place small dollop of olive-mustard butter atop each salmon fillet.

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Salmon Fillets

Mustard

Butter

Olives

Garnish with whole olives and parsley sprigs, if desired, and serve.

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Parsley

Olives

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Servings:

118milliliters

(1 stick) butter, room temperature 2teaspoons

Dijon mustard 2teaspoons

Dijon mustard 12

Kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives, pitted, chopped 8servings

Olive oil 591milliliters

orzo (rice-shaped pasta; about 1 1/4 lbs)591milliliters

orzo (rice-shaped pasta; about 1 1/4 pounds)1Tbsp

chopped fresh Italian parsley 1Tbsp

chopped fresh Italian parsley 1kilograms

salmon fillets (each about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches thick)1kilograms

salmon fillets (each about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches thick)1medium

shallot, chopped

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Salmon works really well with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc. To decide on white or red, you should consider your seasoning and sauces. Chardonnay is a great friend to buttery, creamy dishes, while sauvignon blanc can complement herb or citrus-centric dishes. A light-bodied, low-tannin red such as the pinot noir goes great with broiled or grilled salmon. You could try Hanna Chardonnay. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 20 dollars per bottle.