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Mediterranean salmon and orzo recipe

Mediterranean salmon and orzo recipe

Shanelle Fisher
Mediterranean salmon and orzo is quick, and easy to make for dinner or lunch! It’s also healthy and delicious.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 2 people

Equipment

  • 1 Grill Pan
  • 1 Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Salmon Filets
  • 1 Lemon
  • 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon Feta Cheese Crumbles
  • 1 cup Orzo Pasta
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup Kalamata olives pitted
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes cut halved
  • seasoning: salt, pepper, garlic powder

Instructions
 

  • Cook orzo per packaged directions.
  •  While orzo is cooking, season both sides of the salmon filets with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, Squeeze the juice of half of a lemon over the salmon.
  • Heat 1 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive oil in a pan and add both salmon filets to the pan skin side down.
  • Cook salmon for 4-5 minutes on each side and test for doneness. Salmon should be 145°F in it’s thickest part when fully cooked.
  • Remove salmon from heat and set aside.
  • Keep heat on the pan and add the additional tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive oil.
  • Add tomatoes and minced garlic to the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes or until the tomatoes get soft. Add cooked and drained orzo, parsley, and Kalamata olives to the pan and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Mix all ingredients together in the pan. Top the orzo with feta cheese when plating then the salmon.
  • Serve with lemon slices and additional fresh parsley for garnish.