Cajun-Inspired Roasted Salmon and Shrimp
with Savoury Rice and Blistered Pepper Salsa
This seafood feast is inspired by the flavours of New Orleans! Juicy shrimp are spooned over roasted salmon and zesty veggie rice, while smoky tomato-pepper salsa adds an explosion of texture and taste.
Ingredients: Salmon fillets • Sweet bell pepper • Basmati rice • Mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) • Roma tomatoes • Lemon • Green onion • Vegetable broth concentrate (sugars (vegetable juice concentrates [tomato, mushroom, onion, carrot, celery], sugar, maltodextrin), salt, yeast extract, natural flavor) • Cajun spice blend (paprika powder, salt, garlic powder, spices, herbs, oleoresin paprika, canola oil, silicon dioxide) (sulphites).
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
250 g
Salmon Fillets, skin-on
(Contains Salmon)
285 g
Shrimp
(Contains Shrimp)
¾ cup
Basmati Rice
1 unit(s)
Sweet Bell Pepper
1 unit(s)
Tomato
2 unit(s)
Green Onion
1 unit(s)
Lemon
113 g
Mirepoix
1 tbsp
Cajun Spice Blend
(Contains Sulphites May contain Soy, Wheat, Sulphites, Tree nuts, Mustard, Sesame, Triticale, Peanuts, Milk)
1 unit(s)
Vegetable Broth Concentrate
(May contain Milk, Sesame, Gluten, Egg, Fish, Mustard, Crustaceans, Soy, Tree nuts, Wheat, Sulphites)
Not included in your delivery
1 tbsp
Oil*
0.38 tsp
Salt*
¼ tsp
Sugar*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
3 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
- Heat a medium pot over medium heat.
- When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter, then mirepoix and 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) salt. Cook, stirring often, until tender, 3-4 min.
- Add rice. Cook, stirring often, until toasted, 1-2 min.
- Add 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 cups) water and broth concentrate and bring to a boil over high.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 12-14 min.
- Remove from heat. Set aside, still covered.
- Meanwhile, core, then cut pepper into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Cut tomato into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Zest half the lemon (whole lemon for 4 ppl), then cut into wedges.
- Thinly slice green onions.
- Heat a large non-stick pan over high heat.
- When hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then peppers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until peppers are tender-crisp and blistered, 3-4 min.
- Remove the pan from heat, then transfer peppers to a large bowl.
- Add tomatoes, half the green onions and 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) sugar to the bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then toss to combine. (TIP: Squeeze a lemon wedge into salsa, if desired!)
- Meanwhile, line a baking sheet with foil.
- Pat salmon dry with paper towels, then season with salt, pepper and half the Cajun Spice Blend.
- Arrange salmon on the prepared baking sheet, skin-sides down. Drizzle with 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil.
- Roast salmon in the middle of the oven until opaque in the centre, 6-8 min.**
- Meanwhile, using a strainer, drain and rinse shrimp. Pat dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper.
- Reheat the same pan (from step 3) over medium.
- When hot, add 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) butter, then shrimp. Cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp just turn pink, 3-4 min.**
- Remove shrimp from heat, then season with remaining Cajun Spice Blend. Toss to coat.
- Fluff rice with a fork, then stir in lemon zest.
- Divide rice and salmon between plates.
- Spoon salsa over rice.
- Top salmon with shrimp.
- Sprinkle with remaining green onions.
- Squeeze a lemon wedge over top, if desired.