Asian Salmon with Farro “Fried Rice”
Salmon Ingredients:
- 4 Atlantic Salmon Fillets with skin on
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1/4 cup Tamari soy sauce, or you may substitute coconut aminos
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- black pepper to taste
Farro “Fried Rice” Ingredients:
- 2 cups of farro
- 8 cups of water
- 2 teaspoons of salt
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 4 scallions, chopped
- 1 cup carrots, shredded
- 1 egg
- 1 cup frozen sweet peas
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup Tamari soy sauce, or you may substitute coconut aminos
- sesame oil
- black and white sesame seeds
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
Directions for Salmon:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish with olive oil spray.
- Place salmon skin side down in baking dish.
- Mix all other ingredients together and brush over the top of each salmon fillet.
- Bake in 375 degree F oven for 15-20 minutes, salmon is cooked when it flakes (separates easily) when you press down on fillet with a fork.
Directions for Farro “Fried Rice”:
- Rinse 2 cups of farro and drain.
- Boil 8 cups of water in a medium sauce pan with 2 teaspoons of salt, then add farro, bring back to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and cook 30 minutes or until tender.
- In a separate pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat.
- Add garlic and carrots and cook until softened.
- Add peas, ginger, scallions and soy sauce, reduce heat to medium low and continue to cook 5 minutes.
- Make a small well in the middle of the mixture and crack egg, stir until well mixed.
- Add rice vinegar and sesame oil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes, then set aside.
- When farro is tender, drain the water.
- To complete, spoon farro into a serving dish and add the sauteed mixture, stir until well incorporated.
- Top with sesame seeds and serve.
Great recipe