Best Salmon Barley Pilaf Recipes

SALMON BARLEY PILAF

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 6 quart oven proof casserole.
• Add onion, carrot and celery.
• Saute 2-3 minutes , stirring constantly.
• Add salmon and break up with a fork.
• Add barley, vinegar, cilantro, pepper and 2 cups water.
• Bring to a simmer then place in 350 oven and bake 45 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• Stir before serving.

BARLEY PILAF

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and lightly golden brown, about 6 minutes. Add the barley and stir until the grains are just coated in butter. Add the broth and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low, cover and simmer 20 minutes. Uncover and quickly stir in the spaghetti; cover and continue to simmer until most of the liquid is absorbed and the barley and spaghetti are tender, stirring once more, about 15 minutes more. Remove from heat and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and sprinkle with chopped chives.

QUICK BARLEY PILAF

Steps:

• Heat oil in saucepan over low-medium heat. Saute onion in oil.
• Add raisins, coconut and nuts. Let coconut and nuts toast a bit.
• Stir in Chicken broth and salt. Bring to a boil.
• Add barley and cook 10-12 minutes or until it has absorbed almost all of the liquid.
• Serve.

LEMON BARLEY PILAF

Steps:

• melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• add onion, salt, pepper, saute about 5 minutes.
• add barley and stir until well coated.
• add chicken stock and bay leaf, bring to boil, cover, lower heat to simmer.
• cook about 25 minutes until barley is tender.
• add carrot and pepper, cover and cook about 6 minutes more.
• remove from heat, stir, cover and let it stand for 10 minutes.
• stir in lemon zest, salt, pepper to taste.

SALMON PILAF WITH GREEN ONIONS

Steps:

• Prepare rice as label directs, without salt. (I've subsituted no-salt chicken broth.) Thinly slice green onions; reserve 2 tablespoons of the dark green slices for garnishing pilaf.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil on medium 1 minute. Add onions and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Season salmon with teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Add salmon to skillet and cook 7 to 8 minutes or until opaque throughout, stirring occasionally. Remove skillet from heat; spoon off and discard any fat, but leave salmon in skillet.
• Stir cooked rice and teriyaki sauce into skillet with salmon until well blended. To serve, garnish with dark green-onion slices.