One Pan Tikka Salmon With Jewelled Rice

Name: One Pan Tikka Salmon With Jewelled Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400g tin Chickpeas, drained; 150ml Natural Yoghurt; 2 tsp Olive Oil; 1 Red Onion, chopped; 1.5 tsp Turmeric; 12 Soft Dried Apricots, chopped; 80g Pomegranate Seeds, pack; 30g Coriander, picked and roughly chopped; 250g Brown Basmati Rice; 4 tbsp Tikka Curry Paste; 4 Salmon Fillets, skinned

Pescatarian

Fish

Gluten Free

10m prep time

55m total time

Easy level

11 ingredients

One Pan Tikka Salmon With Jewelled Rice recipe by Cherrypick

Marinate salmon with yoghurt and curry paste, then cook with brown rice in one pan to steam the fish until tender and flaky. A super tasty dish that is bound to add a bit of flair to your midweek routine.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Combine of the curry paste with 2 tbsp yogurt. Season the salmon and smear the yogurt paste all over the fillets, then set aside.

Step 2

Heat the oil in a large pan (with a lid) and add the onion. Boil the kettle. Cook the onion for 5 mins to soften, and stir in the remaining curry paste then cook for 1 min more. Add the turmeric, apricots and rice, season well and give everything a good stir. Pour in 800ml water from the kettle. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 15 mins. Cover with a lid, lower the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for 15 mins more.

Step 3

Uncover the rice and give it a good stir. Put the salmon fillets on top of the rice and re-cover the pan. Turn the heat to its lowest setting and leave undisturbed for 15-20 mins more until the salmon and rice are perfectly cooked. Scatter over the pomegranate seeds and coriander, and serve with the yogurt.

Ingredients
Based on 4 servings

400g tin Chickpeas, drained 1 x Sainsbury's Chickpeas in Water 400g (240g*)
150ml Natural Yoghurt 1 x Sainsbury's Greek Style Natural Yogurt 200g
2 tsp Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
1 Red Onion, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
1.5 tsp Turmeric 1 x Sainsbury's Turmeric 48g
12 Soft Dried Apricots, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Ready To Eat Apricots 200g
80g Pomegranate Seeds, pack 1 x Sainsbury's Pomegranate 80g
30g Coriander, picked and roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Bunch Coriander 30g
250g Brown Basmati Rice 1 x Sainsbury's Brown Rice 500g
4 tbsp Tikka Curry Paste 1 x Patak's Madras Paste Pots 2 x 70g
4 Salmon Fillets, skinned 2 x Sainsbury's Skin on ASC Scottish Salmon Fillets x2 240g