Wild rice with blueberries and grilled salmon

Name: Wild rice with blueberries and grilled salmon
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: U.S.
Ingredients: Black Rice; Salmon; Blueberries; Blueberry Jam; Honey; Extra virgin olive oil; Rosemary; Tarragon; Lavender Flowers

Wild black rice and blueberry jam make an original and flavourful pairing with this grilled salmon recipe

31 March, 2012

serves for

total time

1 HR 10 MIN

ingredients

Black rice

190 g

Salmon

500 ml

Blueberries

2 handfuls

Blueberry jam

As needed

Honey

15 ml

Extra virgin olive oil

To taste

Rosemary

To taste

Tarragon

To taste

Lavender flowers

To taste

Preparation

In a pot, bring two cups of water to boil.
Add 1 cup of wild black rice along with a pinch of salt.
Cook, uncovered for 20 minutes.
Add a handful of fresh blueberries, turn off the heat, cover for another 5 minutes.
While the rice cooks, sauté a branch of fresh rosemary, lavender and tarragon in olive oil for two minutes.
Add a handful of fresh blueberries and a spoonful of honey.
Lower the flame to the minimum, stir constantly for another 2 minutes and then turn off heat.
Grill the salmon over a high heat for around ten minutes.
Once the rice is ready, serve it with the grilled salmon and drizzle it with the blueberry jam.