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fully cooked blackened salmon with dill rice on a plate with a portion on a fork

Oven Baked Blackened Salmon with Dill Rice in One Dish

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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 18 minutes
Course Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 3 6-8 oz salmon fillets skin on or off
  • 1/2 lime

Blackened Seasoning Paste

  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp chili oil
  • 1 tsp lime or half a lime
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Dill Basmati Rice

  • 1/4 cup fresh chopped dill
  • 1 ½ cup basmati rice rinsed and drained
  • 2 ¾ cup chicken stock or water

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, combine Blackened seasoning ingredients until it forms a paste, set aside.
  • Season salmon fillets with the juice of 1/2 lime
  • Spread Blackened Seasoning Mixture on salmon fillets with a silicone spatula or basting brush. Let marinate for 30 minutes - 2 hours.
  • Place an oven rack in the center position and heat oven to 400℉
  • In a small saucepan, bring 2 ¾ cups of chicken stock to a boil.
  • To a 8x11 medium baking pan, add 2 tbsp of olive oil and move to coat the bottom of the pan.
  • Add rinsed and drained rice, 1 tsp salt and 1/4 cup of dill
  • Spread rice evenly along bottom of pan .
  • Add the boiling chicken stock and stir to combine.
  • Place in oven uncovered, bake until most of the water has been absorbed, 17 - 22 minutes
  • Remove pan from oven and stir rice before placing salmon fillets on top.
  • Place salmon fillets on top of rice and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
  • Bake until rice is fluffy and salmon is tender around 16 - 20 minutes.
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