Tapenade Crusted Salmon and Orzo with Roasted Red Onions

Name: Tapenade Crusted Salmon and Orzo with Roasted Red Onions
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 fillets anchovy fillets; 2 Tbsps butter; 454 grams orzo, cooked al dente; 8 servings Chopped fresh parsley; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 59 milliliters olive oil; 59 milliliters pure olive oil; 8 servings Black Olive Tapenade, recipe above; 355 milliliters Nicoise olives, pitted; 2 Tbsps pine nuts; 3 fresh plum tomatoes, quartered; 2 larges red onions, diced; 4 fillets salmon fillets, 6 ounces each; 8 servings Salt and pepper; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 branches fresh thyme

Tapenade Crusted Salmon and Orzo with Roasted Red Onions might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 492 calories, 22g of protein, and 35g of fat. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of nicoise olives, olive oil, orzo, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the fresh rosemary you could follow this main course with the Vanilla Yogurt with Grape and Blueberry Compote with Honey and Fresh Rosemary: An Easy Breakfast or Dessert as a dessert. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Roasted Onions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Combine all of the ingredients, except the onions in a medium shallow baking dish.

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Onion

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Baking Pan

Add the onions, toss them in the mixture and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Onion

Cover the onions with foil and roast for 20 minutes.

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Onion

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Aluminum Foil

Remove the foil and continue roasting until tender, about 35 to 40 minutes, basting with the juices several times. In a saute pan place butter and melt.

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Butter

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Aluminum Foil

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Add orzo and tomatoes. Toss until orzo is cooked through.

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Orzo

Place the orzo in a large bowl and spoon the onions and the cooking liquid over the pasta.

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Onion

Pasta

Orzo

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Bowl

Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

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Salmon: Season the salmon with salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Salmon

Spread 2 tablespoons of the tapenade over each piece of salmon (not on the skin side).

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Spread

Salmon

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saute pan.

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Place 4 of the fillets in the pan, tapenade side down, and saute until a crust forms, about 2 minutes. Turn the fish over and continue cooking for about 5 minutes for medium-rare doneness.

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Crust

Fish

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Serve the salmon with the Roasted onions.

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Onion

Salmon

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Servings:

3fillets

anchovy fillets 2Tbsps

butter 454grams

orzo, cooked al dente 8servings

Chopped fresh parsley 2sprigs

fresh rosemary 4cloves

garlic, coarsely chopped 4cloves

garlic, peeled 1Tbsp

fresh lemon juice 59milliliters

olive oil 59milliliters

pure olive oil 8servings

Black Olive Tapenade, recipe above 355milliliters

Nicoise olives, pitted 2Tbsps

pine nuts 3

fresh plum tomatoes, quartered 2larges

red onions, diced 4fillets

salmon fillets, 6 ounces each 8servings

Salt and pepper 8servings

Salt and freshly ground pepper 2

branches fresh thyme

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc are my top picks for Salmon. 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 Hindsight Wines Chardonnay. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 26 dollars per bottle.