Baked Salmon with Rice

Name: Baked Salmon with Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 salmon fillets (6 oz each); 1 cup brown rice; 2 cups water; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; - Salt and pepper to taste

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Servings4
Prep time10 min
Cook time20 min
Total time30 min

Diet tags

blue-zones dash flexitarian gluten-free halal high-protein hmr intermittent-fasting kosher mediterranean pescatarian slimfast weight-watchers zone

Ingredients

4 salmon fillets (6 oz each)
1 cup brown rice
2 cups water
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon zest
- Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Place salmon in a baking dish, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with lemon zest, salt, and pepper, and bake for 15-20 minutes until flaky (145°F/63°C).
- In a saucepan, bring water to a boil, add rice, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes until tender.
- Serve each fillet with 1/2 cup rice.

Recipe notes

Baked Salmon with Rice

Basic Information

Servings: 4
Serving Size: 1 fillet with 1/2 cup rice
Difficulty: 2
Budget: 3
Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 20
Total Time: 30
Meal Type: Main Dish

Diet Types

High-Protein
Gluten-Free (brown rice)
Mediterranean
DASH
Intermittent Fasting
Zone
Pescatarian
Flexitarian
Blue Zones
Weight Watchers
SlimFast (as meal)
HMR (as meal)
Halal
Kosher (if salmon is certified)

Equipment

- Baking dish
- Medium saucepan

Ingredients

4 salmon fillets (6 oz each)
1 cup brown rice
2 cups water
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon zest
- Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Place salmon in a baking dish, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with lemon zest, salt, and pepper, and bake for 15-20 minutes until flaky (145°F/63°C).
- In a saucepan, bring water to a boil, add rice, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes until tender.
- Serve each fillet with 1/2 cup rice.