Prep 15 minCook 20 minTiming 50 minutes, including cooling the grainServes 2
Ingredients
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140 g basmati rice (dry)
2 skinless salmon fillets (240 g)
200 g cucumber, halved lengthways and sliced
120 g frozen peas
120 g plain greek-style yoghurt
10 g fresh dill, chopped
25 ml lemon juice (25 g)
20 ml extra-virgin olive oil (18 g)
1 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Heat the oven to 200C/400F. Put the salmon on a lined tray, rub it with half the oil and a pinch of the salt and roast 9-11 minutes. It is ready when the flesh just parts at the thickest point and is still faintly translucent in the middle; by the time it flakes cleanly under a fork it has gone dry.
Rinse the rice and cook it in plenty of simmering water for 10-12 minutes, adding the peas for the last 2 minutes. Drain well and spread it on a tray to cool.
Mix the yoghurt with the lemon juice, dill, remaining oil, the rest of the salt and pepper.
Fold the cooled rice, peas and cucumber through the dressing.
Break the salmon into large flakes with two forks and fold it through at the very end, turning it twice so the pieces stay whole rather than shredding into the rice.
Safety and storage
Cook to
63°C / 145°F in the centre (fish)
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Colour and clear juices are not a reliable test. Check the thickest part with a thermometer.
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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Serves 2 · Prep 15 min · Cook 20 min · Total 50 minutes, including cooling the grain
Cold rice salad with roast salmon flaked through it, cucumber for crunch and a dill-yoghurt dressing loosened with lemon.
Ingredients
140 g basmati rice (dry)
2 skinless salmon fillets (240 g)
200 g cucumber, halved lengthways and sliced
120 g frozen peas
120 g plain greek-style yoghurt
10 g fresh dill, chopped
25 ml lemon juice (25 g)
20 ml extra-virgin olive oil (18 g)
1 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
3075 kJ / 734.9 kcal · protein 37.2 g · carbohydrate 61.3 g · fibre 6.4 g · fat 36 g · sodium 281.4 mg
Method
Heat the oven to 200C/400F. Put the salmon on a lined tray, rub it with half the oil and a pinch of the salt and roast 9-11 minutes. It is ready when the flesh just parts at the thickest point and is still faintly translucent in the middle; by the time it flakes cleanly under a fork it has gone dry.
Rinse the rice and cook it in plenty of simmering water for 10-12 minutes, adding the peas for the last 2 minutes. Drain well and spread it on a tray to cool.
Mix the yoghurt with the lemon juice, dill, remaining oil, the rest of the salt and pepper.
Fold the cooled rice, peas and cucumber through the dressing.
Break the salmon into large flakes with two forks and fold it through at the very end, turning it twice so the pieces stay whole rather than shredding into the rice.
Safety and storage
Cook to
63°C / 145°F in the centre (fish)
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Colour and clear juices are not a reliable test. Check the thickest part with a thermometer.
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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