Salmon with Basil Tapenade and Lemon Barley Pilaf 7/27/12
French Fridays with Dorie continued…
The last two recipes for this month were a natural together
so I prepared them for a single meal. I
must say I like the tapenade with the salmon much better than I did for the
recipe with lentils a couple of months ago!
I made the tapenade with kalamata olives instead of the cured as I
always seem to have the kalamata in the pantry.
Searing the salmon in a grill pan helped to cook off the white protein
that inevitably comes out of the fish if it’s broiled or baked alone.
Instead of barley for the pilaf I used basmati rice. It was a delicious substitute. The fresh lemon zest along with the peppers
made this a bright side to the fish.
As we approach the end of July I start to miss summer
already, though it won’t officially be over until late September. August seems to worry about it too, as we
usually get rainy that month. Guess I
will finish up the list of summer
‘to-do’s’ and ‘must reads’, and ‘to watch’ before August slips away nonchalantly….
I think these two dishes were a natural together, too.
ReplyDeleteI also think these two dishes were perfect together…yours looks delicious! Tomato tarts this week…Yum!
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