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Saffron Risotto with Baked Salmon

This baked dish pairs salmon fillet, raw with saffron threads, Arborio rice and vegetable broth. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Dinner
Medium
Balanced High satiety
300 kcal 2000 kcal
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Estimated macros per portion

37 g Protein
52 g Carbohydrates
28 g Fat
2 g Fiber
Saffron Risotto with Baked Salmon

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

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  • 130g salmon fillet, raw 270 kcal
  • 55g Arborio rice (dry) 201 kcal
  • 350g vegetable broth 21 kcal
  • 0g saffron threads 0 kcal
  • 5g olive oil 44 kcal
  • 30g shallot, minced 22 kcal
  • 30g dry white wine 25 kcal
  • 10g Parmesan cheese, grated 40 kcal
  • 3g unsalted butter 22 kcal
  • 10g lemon juice 3 kcal
  • 2g lemon zest 1 kcal
  • 1g black pepper 1 kcal
  • 1g salt 0 kcal

Cooking instructions

  1. salmon filletolive oilblack peppersalt
    Preheat oven to 230C fan (250C conventional) with a metal baking tray inside. Pat salmon skin dry, rub with 2 g olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
  2. salmon fillet
    Place salmon skin-side up on the hot, lightly oiled tray and bake for 10-14 minutes until cooked through and crispy.
  3. vegetable brothsaffron threads
    Warm vegetable broth and steep saffron in 50 ml of it for 5 minutes.
  4. Arborio rice (dry)olive oilshallot
    Heat remaining 3g olive oil in a saucepan. Saute minced shallot for 2-3 minutes, then add Arborio rice and toast for 1 minute.
  5. Arborio rice (dry)vegetable brothsaffron threadsdry white wine
    Add white wine and stir until absorbed. Pour in saffron broth, then gradually add remaining broth, stirring frequently for 18-20 minutes until rice is creamy and al dente.
  6. Parmesan cheeseunsalted butterlemon zest
    Remove from heat and stir in butter, Parmesan, and lemon zest. Season to taste.
  7. salmon fillet
    Serve risotto topped with baked salmon.
Saffron Risotto with Baked Salmon, alternate view

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