The salmon with vegetables and basmati rice is a tasty and light dish, a simple recipe with delicate steam cooking, few calories, and healthy ingredients. Serve as a complete main course for lunch or dinner, the salmon with vegetables and basmati rice is excellent in every season: hot or warm in autumn-winter and cold in spring-summer.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 2 people
- Cooking methods: Steam, Stove, Microwave
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Basmati rice
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 carrot
- 1 zucchini
- 1 handful of green beans
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- 2 fillets salmon
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste chopped parsley
- 1 clove garlic
Tools
- 1 Rice Cooker Russell Hobbs
- 1 Microwave Whirlpool
- 1 Microwave Steam Cooking Container
- 1 Low-sided Saucepan
Steps
Rinse the basmati rice well under running water then transfer it to the rice cooker, add the water and a pinch of salt. Follow the machine’s instructions (they may vary depending on the model) for cooking. If you don’t have a rice cooker: wash the basmati rice (some leave it to soak in water for thirty minutes to remove the starch and achieve dry and well-separated grains). Transfer it to a heavy-bottomed pot with water in double the amount of rice and bring it to a boil. Adjust with salt and let it return to a boil, lower the heat, cover with a lid leaving a small opening and let it cook without stirring for about ten minutes or until the liquid is all absorbed. When the rice is ready, let it rest for a few minutes and then fluff it with a fork.
Wash the green beans, trim them, and cut them into pieces. Peel the carrots, remove the ends, and slice them thinly. Wash the zucchinis, remove the ends, and dice them. Peel the onion and slice it. Transfer the vegetables to the microwave steam cooking container and cook at 750 w for 7/8 minutes (the vegetables should be cooked but crunchy. You can extend the cooking time one minute at a time until satisfied. If you don’t have a microwave you can use a simple steamer or electric or a basket to apply to a pot you already have. And let them cook for about ten minutes. Season the vegetables with oil and salt.
Cook the salmon: heat the oil in the saucepan with the garlic clove, add the salmon fillets and let them cook then turn them, season with salt, add the chopped parsley and cook to completion. It will only take a few minutes.
Compose the dish with the rice, vegetables, salmon fillets and serve immediately.
Tips
For cooking basmati rice, it is preferable to use the rice cooker. There are different models and prices available, but they are often on sale. Just keep an eye out. I was looking for a small one that didn’t take up much space, was easy to use, and especially economical because I thought I wouldn’t use it much, but the rice cooker turned out to be a great discovery for me. And now I couldn’t live without it. Very important though is to remember to rinse the rice well under running water because the cooking results are definitely better. Obviously, it’s not just for basmati rice (which is in a 1:1 ratio, so 100 g of rice with 100 grams of water) but I still have to experiment with other types of rice. My rice cooker also has a very convenient basket for steaming vegetables. So if you don’t have one yet, consider it.
Notes
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