Salmon With Saffron Rice & Guacamole
- For the Guacamole:
- 1 red onion, diced
- Sea salt & cracked pepper
- 1 green chilli, choped
- 2 limes, juice & zest
- 2 ripe hass avocados, chopped
- 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, diced
- 1 handful of cilantro leaves
- Salmon with Saffron Rice & Guacamole
- 1 cup Jasmine rice
- 1 pinch Saffron
- 1 bird's eye chilli, diced
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 cup mint, chopped
- 4 Salmon fillets, at room temperature
- Olive oil, for rubbing the salmon
- Sea salt, for seasoning the salmon
- 1 bunch lemon sorrel
- Olive oil, for the sorrel
- Lemon juice, for the sorrel
- Start by preparing the guacamole; place the onion, salt & pepper and chill in a bowl and lightly mix together then add the lime juice & zest, avocado, tomato & coriander. Combine to your preferred consistency and set aside until ready to serve.
- Cook the jasmine rice according to the packet instructions then combine the cooked rice with the saffron, chilli, cilantro & mint. Keep warm & set aside.
- Brush the salmon fillets with olive oil & season with sea salt. Heat a large fry pan over high heat and cook the fish skin side down for 2-3 minutes, then turn over and cook for a further 2-3 minutes or until cooked through to your liking.
- Drizzle lemon sorrel (or any leafy green of your liking) with olive oil & lemon juice. Serve with the spicy saffron rice, salmon & guacamole.
red onion, salt, green chilli, zest, hass avocados, tomatoes, handful of cilantro leaves, salmon, jasmine rice, saffron, chilli, cilantro, mint, salmon, olive oil, salt, lemon sorrel, olive oil, lemon juice
Taken from food52.com/recipes/35902-salmon-with-saffron-rice-guacamole (may not work)