Orzo, cucumber & dill salad with salmon

Fresh spring flavours make this speedy midweek meal a treat for two

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 10 mins

Pour enough water into a shallow pan to cover the salmon fillets. Add 3 spring onions, the whole sprigs of dill, lemon slices and seasoning, and bring to a boil. Carefully lay the salmon fillets in the liquid, turn down the heat and gently poach for 6-8 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through. Remove and put to one side.
Meanwhile, cook the orzo following packet instructions, before rinsing in cold water and thoroughly draining.
Whisk 2 tsp lemon juice with 1 tbsp olive oil, the mayonnaise and seasoning. Put the cooked orzo, sliced spring onions, cucumber, chopped dill and dressing in a bowl. Give everything a stir and serve with the poached fish.

PER SERVING

549 kcalories, protein 37.2g, carbohydrate 46.6g, fat 25.1 g, saturated fat 4.6g, fibre 1.1g, salt 0.25 g

Recipe from olive magazine, April 2011.

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Winteringham

24 March 2011

Winteringham commented on this recipe

Would love to try this but cannot seem to find Orzo in any supermarkets near me (Hertfordshire) or online! Any one know where it's stocked?

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cadaveria

24 March 2011

cadaveria commented on this recipe

i had a look on asda's website and they say they sell it the brand is called Merchant Gourmet

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debs

24 March 2011

debs commented on this recipe

I've seen it in waitrose and m&s in the past

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Geri

24 March 2011

Geri commented on this recipe

Luckily I had some orzo in and made this today. It's dill I couldn't find locally so i made do with parsley. Very easy- have never poached salmon before. Only thing is, the orzo is bit lacking in texture, I find - (plus it looks like maggots.) Would have preferred rice.

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Belkey

28 March 2011

Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

I found Orzo in Waitrose and tried this recipe last night. Was not too keen on eating it cold, so served the salmon warm and the pasta at room temperature. I also added white wine to the poaching liquid and thought it made a tasty refreshing dish. The only chance I would make doing again would be to substitute the mayonnaise for yoghurt or fromage frais as they have a fresher flavour.

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Jodie Rees

20 April 2011

Jodie Rees rated and commented on this recipe

I live in the UAE and shopping is a bit of a nightmare anyway. I can never get all of my shopping from one supermarket, and so I am constantly driving around to different places. Needless to say I couldn't find orzo, much to my dismay. But I did however make do with a packet of pasta that was very tiny and I guessed was the next best thing. I have to say it all seemed to work well and I would be happy to make again. Very refreshing on a hot day. The only bit my 2yr old would eat was the salmon but you can't have it all.

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KatieK

07 July 2011

KatieK rated and commented on this recipe

A very refreshing light supper. The flavours work really well. I served mine with rocket and sliced radish for a bit of extra crunch!

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Rachel

09 July 2011

Rachel rated and commented on this recipe

We had bought some orzo from Waitrose a while back and not got round to doing anything with it, so finding the orzo wasn't a problem. We used trout instead of salmon and left out the cucumber because we don't much like it, and it all tasted really lovely. We had some salad with it and I made a salad dressing with some more lemon juice, olive oil, mayonnaise and I think I added a bit of cider vineger and a little honey - it was really really yummy! Will be making it again tomorrow night exactly the same way. I agree with Belkey that I wouldn't want it cold so we did it sort of room temperature. A really yummy, fresh tasting summery meal!

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