Salmon & Rice Packets with Fennel, Orange & Raisins

Preheat broiler.
Combine rice, raisins, orange zest, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper in medium bowl.
Place 4 sheets of foil (12” x 12”) on large baking sheet.
Spoon equal amounts of rice mixture in center of each sheet. Top rice with salmon; sprinkle lightly with additional salt and pepper.
Top salmon with equal amounts of fennel and arrange onion slices over fennel. Squeeze juice from one orange evenly over all and drizzle with oil.
Wrap foil over contents and pinch ends tightly to form individual packets; broil 6 to 7 inches from heat source 20 minutes or until salmon is opaque in center.

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Grain:

Rice [1]

Ingredients:

3 cups (585g) cooked brown rice

¼ cup (40g) golden raisins

1 teaspoon grated orange zest

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

4 salmon ﬁllets (6 ounces/170g each), skin removed

1 medium fresh fennel bulb, trimmed, cored and thinly sliced crosswise

1 small red onion, thinly sliced in 8 rounds

Juice of 1 orange

2 tablespoons olive oil

Active time:

15 minutes

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition:

Calories: 550, Total Fat: 19g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Sodium: 400mg, Carbohydrate: 54g, Fiber: 5g, Total Sugars: 11g (Added Sugar: 0g), Protein: 39g

Author:

David Dahlman — 2007 “Rice to the Rescue!” Recipe Contest Winner. Courtesy of USA Rice Federation [2].

Diet:

Mediterranean Diet

Recipe tags:

Quick & Easy

Course:

Main dishes

Dietary choice:

Gluten-free

Rating:

Description:

Adding orange zest and raisins to salmon gives the ﬁnished dish its signature ﬂavor — and the use of foil when broiling virtually eliminates clean-up!