Salmon with Leek & Wild Rice Stuffing
(from cokerlj’s recipe box)
Haven’t tried.
Source: Brookshire's
Categories: Fish
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 leeks cleaned and sliced discarding dark green
- 3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh chives chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon
- 1 15.8 ounce package Uncle Ben's Whole Grain Medley Brown and Wild Ready Rice, prepared according to package directions
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 4 each 4 ounce salmon billets skin left on
- 1 lemon halved
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat olive oil in a medium sized skillet. Saute sliced leeks until starting to wilt.
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Add parsley, chives and tarragon; cook 2 to 3 minutes.
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Remove from heat and stir in packet of rice. Make a slit down the length of each salmon fillet stopping 1/2 inch from each end of the fillet. Cut all the way down to the skin.
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Pry the two halves of the salmon apart forming a pocket and place 1/4 of stuffing in each.
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Bake 20 to 30 minutes until fish is done and flaky.
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Squeeze lemon juice on each fillet and serve.
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Garnish with lemon wedge or circle.