Salmon, Red Quinoa and Rocket Salad. #healthy
I am always on the lookout for new ways to cook salmon and I found this easy recipe on Self magazine
They suggest poaching the salmon in wine and water but I like to bake the salmon – without any oil – skin side up in the oven. So easy.
You can find Harissa in a tube and I am sure you have red quinoa in the fridge.
It’s probably right next to the Kale, Chia and coconut. haha
You need for 4 fashionista or 25 models:
1 cup white wine to poach Salmon or poach yourself.
4 skinless salmon fillets if poaching or with skin if baking
1 white onion, sliced
3 sprigs thyme
1/2 cup red quinoa
1/2 cup canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup golden raisins
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cups rocket/ arugula
Juice of 2 lemons
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons harissa (available at Whole Foods Market)
1/2 cup coriander leaves
2 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds
• Slip into Celine navy jumpsuit
• Pull on Prada sandals over your Givenchy socks.
• Sock down a wine.
• If you are poaching the salmon then find a large pot and boil wine and 4 cups water.
• Add salmon, onion and thyme.
• Reduce heat to simmer; poach salmon until cooked through, about 7 minutes.
• Remove salmon; cool.
• If baking the salmon place on a baking tray skin side up with no oil and cook for about 15 mins or (depending on how you like it).
• Sock down another wine!
• In another large pot, boil 4 cups water.
• Add quinoa and cook until tender (think Bradley Cooper on a hot summer’s night. Takes about 11 minutes. LOL)
• Then drain the quinoa. And your bottle of wine.
• Find a chic white serving bowl and mix quinoa, chickpeas, raisins and spices,
• The let the quinoa cool and the spices soak into it as they can all have a little party together.
• Now toss quinoa-chickpea mixture with rocket /arugula.
• Dress salad with lemon juice and oil.
• Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Flake salmon and scatter over the quinoa salad ( or serve individually).
• Drizzle over some harissa but beware it can be quite hot and spicy
• Accessorise with coriander and scatter with chic almonds.
• Yum !
