Friday, January 25, 2013

Quinoa citrus pasta, with skillet salmon over a bed of fresh spinach.

Super fresh recipe and full of flavor pasta, hope all of you enjoy it!

Ingredients.

- 1/2 a pound of Quinoa pasta (You can replace with whole wheat pasta)
- 2 fresh salmon fillets.
- Mrs. Dash.
- 5 tablespoons of dry white wine (the one of your choice i used Pinot Grigio).
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
- 1 cup of cherry tomatoes cut in half.
- 1/2 a medium white onion (minced).
- 8-1 2 leaves of fresh basil.
- 2 teaspoons of dry oregano.
- 3 tablespoons of chives (minced).
- 4 medium cloves of garlic (minced).
- 2 cups of baby spinach.
- Juice of 2 lemons.
- 1 lemon (zested).
- salt and pepper (to taste).

Directions:

Season salmon with a little bit of olive oil, lemon juice, salt and freshly ground pepper. Meanwhile, warm the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high . Add the fish to the pan and cook , about 4 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the fish. Remove the salmon from the pan.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally.

Warm olive oil and add the minced garlic and onions, add the pasta, salt, pepper, oregano lemon zest, and lemon juice, wine, tomatoes, to the spaghetti mixture and toss to combine and after that add the basil and chives.

Set out serving plates or shallow bowls. Place spinach in each bowl. Top with the pasta. Top each mound of pasta with a piece of salmon. Serve immediately.




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