Salmon with lemon orzo

Name: Salmon with lemon orzo
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: orzo 100g; salmon 2 skinless fillets; plain flour 1 tbsp, seasoned well; butter; olive oil; lemon ½, zest and juice; basil ½ a small bunch, shredded

30 minutes
serves 2
Easy

An easy salmon dish. Make more of oily fish with this simple supper. Orzo is a short-style pasta that is cut into a rice-like shapes. Easy to cook, it takes on the flavours of lemon and basil well in this midweek meal for two that works a treat with the oily fish.

March 25, 2015 at 3:05 pm

Ingredients

orzo 100g
salmon 2 skinless fillets
plain flour 1 tbsp, seasoned well
butter
olive oil
lemon ½, zest and juice
basil ½ a small bunch, shredded

Method

Step 1

Cook the orzo following pack instructions. Dust the salmon with seasoned flour then fry in a little butter and olive oil until golden, about 4 minutes. Turn and cook on the other side for another 2 minutes.
Step 2

Drain the orzo then toss with a large knob of butter, the zest, juice and the basil. Season and serve with the salmon.