Rosemary Salmon & Sweet Rice (with Avocado)

There are many ways of cooking salmon and rice. I got for the simple way and master it, then I adventure with more refined recipes. 

When cooking salmon, I sear it with olive oil on medium heat first, for about a minute on each side. After is slightly golden, wrap it on foil paper and throw it in the oven (350 degrees) for 10-15 minutes. I always season the salmon with:

• Sea salt
• Fresh black pepper
• Fresh lemon juice
• Fresh hers: Rosemary or Dill
• Capers (optional)

You will never go wrong with any of those items. They are all fresh and enhance the taste of the salmon. 

Salmon

-Sear the fresh salmon in olive oil on a pan with S&P for 1 min each or until golden.

-On a baking dish wrap the salmon with aluminum foil. Add the olive oil left in the pan and season with pepper, fresh rosemary  (try to cover the whole salmon) and half of a lemon juice.

- Bake on 350 degrees for 10-15 min.

Rice
For the rice, well if you have a rice cooker you are set! A little trick for a very white rice is to add a few lemon juice drops while the warm water has not steamed completely.

The way I make rice, is how my sister thought me at age 10.  The ‘two for one’ way which is 2 cups of water for 1 of rice. She thought me to add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a saucepan on medium heat, let the oil warm up then add 1 cup of rice, a pinch of salt and stir until rice turns clear without burning.

After all the rice is ‘clear’, add the 2 cups of water. I only add 1.75 cups of water, it seems that extra water makes the bottom rice sticky.

Let the water boil and lower the heat. Stir, and when you see the water level come down to almost cover the rice, put the lid on and let it cook in a low heat for 8-12 minutes.

The sweet part

When rice is ready let it sit with the lid on to release the steam. In a medium heat saucepan sauté: 

• Raisins (golden and regular)
• Pine nuts or peanuts
• olive oil

Let the raisins and nuts golden and add the rice, mix well for a minute. This will let the rice acquire extra taste. Remove from head and cut small pieces of avocado and serve with the delicious salmon.

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