A few months ago I posted a recipe for stuffed peppers using orzo. I had a friend ask if you could substitute Quinoa for the orzo and I said that I did not see why you could not if you can’t eat anything with wheat or gluten in it. Quinoa is a good alternative. A few weeks ago I made some Quinoa following the basic cooking directions on the box. I used chicken stock instead of water for flavor. I not dislike it I still thought that it lacked something in the flavor department. While my husband and I were trying to come up with ways to add flavor to the Quinoa he came across this recipe.
I was thinking that this might make a good side dish for Feta Chicken Bake.
I am always looking for new recipes for Salmon. I found this recipe a number of years ago and have yet to try it myself. I have tons of recipes that I have seen and said oh that looks good why don’t we try it sometime. Maybe I will make this next time I do Salmon.
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
Show: Everyday Italian
Episode: Ingredients in 15 Minutes
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Cook Time
10 min
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Level
Easy
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Yield
4 servings
Times:
- Prep
- 5 min
- Inactive Prep
- —
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total:
- 15 min
Ingredients
- 4 pieces of purchased puff pastry, each cut to be just larger than a piece of salmon
- 4 (4 to 6-ounce) pieces salmon
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup purchased pesto
- 2 tomatoes, sliced
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
On a foil-lined baking sheet, place the 4 pieces of puff pastry. Also place the 4 pieces of salmon, being careful to make sure they are not touching. Sprinkle each piece of salmon with 1 tablespoon of the sliced almonds. Bake for 10 minutes.
To serve, place each piece of puff pastry on a plate. Top each puff pastry with 1 tablespoon of pesto. Top the pesto with 2 slices of tomatoes each. Top the tomatoes with the salmon and serve.