Friday, June 27, 2008

salmon with roasted veggies and orzo


ingredients:

1 fillet of salmon (as much or as little as you like)
2 lemons, quartered
2 zucchini sliced into quarter inch thick pieces, then halved
6 cloves garlic, more if you like
1 tsp dried oregano
2 cups orzo
1 tsp dried dill
coarse salt and black pepper
olive oil

directions:

1.  in a medium bowl toss together the lemon, zucchini, garlic and oregano with about 2 tsp of olive oil.  salt and pepper to taste.
2.  place on a rimmed baking sheet and roast at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes, tossing about half way through. lemons should start to brown just a little.
3.  while mixture is roasting, cook orzo according to package directions.  drain, add olive oil, dill and salt and pepper to taste.  
4.  cook salmon however you like, i use my george forman grill.  then chunk into medium sized pieces.
5.  place orzo on a large serving dish, top with veggies and lemon mixture and then top with salmon.

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