Salmon, Tomatoes, Corn and Orzo
- 8 ounces whole onion or 7 ounces chopped, ready-cut onion (1 2/3 cups)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 3 ears corn or 2 cups frozen corn kernels
- Enough fresh or frozen ginger to yield 1 tablespoon, coarsely grated
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 cup orzo
- Pan spray
- 10 ounces salmon fillet
- 1 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes
- 1 large clove garlic
- A few sprigs of oregano to yield 1 tablespoon chopped
- Bring water to boil in large covered pot.
- Chop whole onion.
- Heat nonstick pan over high heat until it very hot.
- Reduce heat to medium-high and add oil and onion.
- Saute until onion begins to soften.
- Shuck corn and scrape kernels from cobs; grate the ginger.
- Add the corn kernels, cumin and ginger to the onion and continue to cook until the corn is done, two or three minutes.
- Cook the orzo.
- When onion-corn mixture is cooked, spoon into a serving bowl.
- Wipe out the pan and spray it lightly with pan spray.
- Saute the salmon in the pan, following the Canadian rule: measure fish at the thickest part and cook 8 to 10 minutes to the inch.
- Wash, dry, trim and quarter the tomatoes and halve them.
- Squeeze out some of the seeds and juice, and cut the tomatoes into small dice.
- Mince the garlic; wash, dry and chop the oregano and stir into the tomatoes.
- Add to corn mixture.
- When orzo is cooked, drain and stir in.
- When salmon is cooked, cut into bite-size pieces and carefully stir in.
onion, olive oil, corn, cumin, orzo, pan spray, salmon fillet, tomatoes, clove garlic, oregano
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11801 (may not work)