with Warm Orzo and Spinach Salad
This Greek-inspired pasta salad comes together in no time with the help of creamy yogurt sauce, and it serves as the perfect side for simple dill-garlic salmon. A touch of olives and feta confirms that tonight's dinner is fit for Grecian gods!
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Salmon Fillets, skin-on
250 g
Orzo
170 g
Oil
2 tsp
Salt
0.125 tsp
Yogurt Sauce
45 mL
Baby Spinach
28 g
Feta Cheese, crumbled
0.25 cup
Tomato
95 g
Dill-Garlic Spice Blend
1 tsp
Mixed Olives
30 g
Pepper
0.063 tsp
Before starting, preheat the oven to 450°F. Wash and dry all produce. Add 6 cups water and 1 tsp salt to a large pot (use same for 4 ppl). Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Add orzo to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 6-8 min.
Meanwhile, pat salmon dry with paper towels. Sprinkle with half the Dill-Garlic Spice Blend, then season with salt and pepper.Arrange salmon on a lightly oiled, foil-lined baking sheet, skin-side down. Drizzle 2 tsp (4 tsp) oil over top. Roast in the middle of the oven until salmon is cooked through, 7-10 min.**
Meanwhile, cut tomato into 1/2-inch pieces. Roughly chop spinach. Add spinach, tomatoes, yogurt sauce and remaining Dill-Garlic Spice Blend to a large bowl. Drain, then roughly chop olives.
When orzo is tender, reserve 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) pasta water, then drain orzo well. Add orzo and reserved pasta water to the large bowl with spinach-yogurt sauce mixture. Season with salt, then stir to combine.
Divide orzo salad between plates. Top with olives, then salmon. Sprinkle feta over top.
670
kcal
Calories
26
g
Fat
7
g
Saturated Fat
70
g
Carbohydrate
5
g
Sugar
6
g
Dietary Fiber
42
g
Protein
60
mg
Cholesterol
700
mg
Sodium