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Sautéed Salmon with Rice and Tomatoes has tender chunks of fresh salmon cooked to perfection with tomatoes, lemon, dill and rice.
My husband Jack first made this recipe for Sautéed Salmon with Rice and Tomatoes over the summer when we had so many (too many!!) ripe tomatoes from our backyard garden. But this easy and delicious meal is great any time of the year made with fresh, supermarket tomatoes.
Generous chunks of sautéed salmon are mixed with rice that has been cooked in clam juice and the juices from fresh tomatoes. The tomatoes are then shredded and stirred into the rice, creating a simple, flavorful sauce. Once combined, finish this Sautéed Salmon with Rice and Tomatoes with some fresh chopped dill and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
The flavors in this Sautéed Salmon with Rice and Tomatoes are fresh and fantastic – and your taste buds will be convinced that you’re enjoying a delicious meal at a seaside restaurant.
This easy meal also reheats beautifully, so you can pack it up and enjoy leftovers for lunch the next day. Enjoy!
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Sautéed Salmon with Rice and Tomatoes
Sautéed Salmon with Rice and Tomatoes has tender chunks of fresh salmon cooked to perfection with tomatoes, lemon, dill and rice.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef steak or other large meaty variety of tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pound skinned salmon, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 cup onions, diced
- 1 cup dry white rice
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill chopped, divided
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup bottled clam juice
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Cut each tomato in half horizontally.
- Place a strainer over a bowl and squeeze each half to extract seeds. Poke your finger into cavities to loosen the seeds.
- Then sprinkle the tomato halves with the ½ teaspoon of salt and place cut down over the strainer. Let the tomatoes sit for 15 minutes. Occasionally squeeze each half. Do not discard the liquid that drains out. You will save one cup of the liquid from the tomatoes and discard the rest. Save the tomato halves for a later step.
- In a medium sized wide pot with a tight fitting lid, heat oil over medium high.
- Once hot, cook salmon pieces in two batches turning each piece over to sear all sides. Then remove them to a platter leaving oil in pan and keep pan hot.
- Add onions and sauté two minutes then add rice, dill, salt and pepper.
- Sauté the rice for three minutes.
- Add the reserved cup of tomato liquid along with the one cup of clam juice. (Alternatively, you could omit the clam juice and just use all tomatoes liquid. Two pounds of beefy tomatoes will give up two cups of liquid.)
- Stir once, bring to a boil, cover and reduce to low. Cook over low heat for 15 minutes.
- While rice is cooking, take the reserved tomato halves and shred using the large holes of a box grater. Do this over a strainer and bowl. Shred right down to the skin and core then discard the skin, core and any liquid in the bowl. What is left in the strainer should be one cup of tomato pulp.
- Once the rice is done, remove from heat and stir in the salmon and tomato pulp and cover. Let sit for five minutes.
- Sprinkle on the remaining dill and the lemon juice, stir and serve.
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Hi friends. So I see in the ingredients list it says 2 pounds of beef steak, now I’m not sure if that was a mistake or I’m missing something? I’m going to make this for my meal prep for the week
Hi Kevin – “Beef steak” is a popular variety of tomatoes you can often find that the supermarket – they are large and “beefy” which is where the name comes from. Hope that helps!
That looks so good. I love salmon!
Thanks Starla!