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Seafood Soup with Orzo

December 5, 2017 by Jo Barnett

Everyone loves a good soup when the evenings are getting a bit brisk…this is one that if you like seafood you will enjoy this soup.

Seafood Soup with Orzo

Ingredients:

  • 1 large yellow onion – finely diced
  • 1 large carrot – finely diced
  • 1/2 c finely diced daikon (if you can’t find a daikon I would substitute with radishes)
  • 1 leek – cleaned and diced
  • 1 teaspoon dry basil + 1 teaspoon dry basil
  • 1 teaspoon dry thyme + 1 teaspoon dry thyme
  • 4 garlic cloves – finely chopped
  • 12 oz Delallo gluten free orzo
  • 1/2 lb fresh squid (body cut into rounds) **
  • 1/4 lb fresh scallops – cut into quarters
  • 1 fresh rockfish fillet – cut into bite size pieces
  • 1/2 lb fresh shrimp – deveined and halved
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 cup pinot grigio
  • 1 quart vegetable broth + extra in case needed
  • 2 – 8ox bottles clam juice
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  1. In dutch oven heat olive oil, add onion, carrot, daikon, garlic and leek, lightly salt and sauté for about 5 minutes. Deglaze pan with 1/2 cup wine. Add dry orzo and sauté for about 2 to 3 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon basil and thyme, 1 bottle of clam juice and vegetable broth. Cook for approx. 11 minutes.
  2. Add fish, bay leaf,additional teaspoon for basil & thyme, 2nd bottle of claim juice,decide if you need to add more stock, salt & pepper to taste and simmer for about 12 minutes.
  3. Remove bay leaf and serve.
  4. **note: you can use any combination of fish you like.

Filed Under: Appetizer, Entreés, Miscellaneous, One Pan Meals, Soups & Stews, Uncategorized Tagged With: chardonnay, Delallo, fish, gluten free, Mushrooms, orzo, pasta, recipe, seafood, seafood soup, soup

Salmon Kale Tacos

September 20, 2017 by Jo Barnett

It’s Taco Tuesday and this is a very easy with minimal work that will become a fav!

Salmon Kale Tacos

Ingredients:

  • fresh salmon steaks – cut into bite size pieces
  • fresh kale
  • corn tortillas
  • Dijon stone ground mustard
  • 1 whole garlic clove
  • salt & pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  1. Heat 1 teaspoon of the olive oil with the garlic clove, add salmon pieces and lightly salt. Cook for about 5 to 7 minutes and remove from pan. Throw garlic clove away. Add other teaspoon of olive oil to pan and heat add the kale with a pinch of salt and cook until wilted.
  2. On the gas burner heat corn tortillas, spread each with some mustard, add the cooked salmon and wilted kale and you have dinner in under 15 minutes that has a huge wow factor.

Filed Under: Entreés, One Pan Meals, Uncategorized Tagged With: Corn tortillas, gluten free, kale, mexican, Salmon, salmon kale tacos, salmon steaks, seafood, taco tuesday, tacos

Orzo Seafood Salad with Fennel Tarragon Dressing

August 29, 2017 by Jo Barnett

Finally found a brand of gluten free orzo and made this tasty seafood salad that is perfect for lunch or dinner.

Ingredients:

  • 1 – 12oz bag Delallo gluten free orzo
  • 1 fennel bulb – finely chopped
  • 2 medium shallots – finely chopped
  • 1 12oz bag baby spinach
  • 3 Persian cucumbers – chopped
  • 1 basket cherry tomatoes – halved
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 cup fresh tarragon
  • 1 large or 2 small lemons – zest and juice
  • 1 bag frozen mixed seafood (or any fish you prefer) – defrosted
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or more if you like really spicy)
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 cup +5 to 6 tablespoons olive oil – separated
  • salt and pepper
  1. Cook the orzo per the package instructions.  When cooked al dente, run under cold water to cool down and stop the cooking.  Set aside.
  2. While the orzo is cooking, heat 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil, add 1/2 of the chopped fennel bulb and chopped shallots with a pinch of salt and saute for 3 to 5 minutes. Add the spinach with a pinch of salt and wilt down.  When spinach is wilted place in a strainer to drain and cool
  3. In a blender combine 1/4 chopped fennel, 1/2 cup fresh tarragon, 2 garlic cloves, lemon zest and juice, S&P and 1 cup of the olive oil and combine to make the dressing.
  4. In a bowl combine the orzo, spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes and dressing.
  5. In the same pan that was used to cook the spinach add 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 whole garlic clove, and pepper flakes to the oil while heating. Add the seafood combo lightly salted to the heated oil and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the cooked fish with a slotted spoon.
  6. Add the cooked seafood to the orzo spinach mixture. Add chopped avocado and garnish with fennel fronds.

Filed Under: Entreés, Miscellaneous, Sauces and Dressings Tagged With: deallo, fennel, fennel tarragon dressing, gluten free, orzo, orzo salad, orzo seafood salad with fennel tarragon dressing, pasta, seafood, seafood salad

Salmon Steak with Dill Butter Sauce

May 9, 2017 by Jo Barnett

Light and easy meal.

Salmon Steak with Dill Butter Sauce

Ingredients:

  • 2 salmon steaks – skin on
  • salt and pepper for the salmon

for the sauce:

  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 lemon – zest and juice
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
  1. In a small sauce pan melt the butter, add the remaining ingredients and set aside.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a cast iron skillet, place the seasoned salmon steaks in the heated oil, skin side down. Cook salmon on each side until done to the doneness you prefer (about 7 to 10 minutes). If the pan starts to smoke too much, cover it while the salmon continues to cook.
  3. Remove salmon from pan, top with dill butter sauce and let salmon rest for a few minutes

Filed Under: Entreés Tagged With: butter, dill butter sauce, gluten free, lemon zest, olive oil, recipe, Salmon, salmon steak, salmon steak with dill butter sauce, seafood

Shrimp Pesto Pasta

September 2, 2016 by Jo Barnett

This is a very tasty use of the pesto sauce. This dish will be ready in under 15 minutes.

Shrimp Pesto Pasta

Ingredients

  • Pesto Sauce
  • gluten free pasta – of your choice cooked per package instructions
  • shrimp – cleaned and deveined
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme (optional)
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. In a skillet heat the butter and add the fresh thyme, salt & pepper the shrimp and cook until pink; add the pesto sauce to the pan to heat thru and then toss in your pasta.

Filed Under: Entreés Tagged With: gluten free, gluten free pasta, noodles, olive oil, pasta, pesto sauce, recipe, seafood, shrimp, shrimp pesto pasta

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