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Books & Spoons Recipe SALMON WITH BARLEY AND PEARS

26/2/2016

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I heard barley was the grain of the month in February, and I had to prepare a meal with it.
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I admit, that I don't use barley as a starch very often with my meals. When I'm trying to avoid the excess of starch, it is not the first one this pasta lover would even think of. 
But it was delicious. I cooked it in vegetable stock, instead of salted water, and it took some lovely flavours from it, not just the typical nutty flavour that it is known for. 



And added to the salmon, the sweetness of the pears, and the acidity of the sour cream sauce, I enjoyed the taste, smooth, harmonies the flavours were making with each other. I would imagine this would be appropriate for the children as well, as smooth as it was.
This meal ended up being a complete success, a fast favourite,  something I will want  to make again, not only because of the flavour, but it was done so quickly, really, everything ready in the time it took to cook the barley. 

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I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, this was the perfect way to kick off the spring season up here north! Till next time
~ Cheers! 
SALMON WITH BARLEY & PEARS
  • Barley
  • Vegetable stock
  • Leek
  • Sour cream
  • Lemon
  • Salt
  • Salmon file, cut into portion sizes
  • Salt, pepper
  • Pears
  • Oil for cooking/butter
  • Lemon
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​- Set the barley cooking
- Rinse the leeks well, and cut for about 3 cm/inch pieces from the firm part of it
- Let the cut pieces of leeks cook for about 8 minutes with the barley
- Let them drip dry before frying
- Mince some of the leek and mix with sour cream, add lemon juice and salt to taste to prepare the sauce. Set aside. 
- Season the salmon pieces with salt and pepper
- Cut the pears into fours, and remove the seeds
- Pan fry the salmon on medium high heat, to get a nice crust to salmon
- Set the pear pieces and leek pieces into the pan with the salmon, and let them get a good color
- Remove the salmon from the pan when done, if the pear and leeks need more time to be done, reduce the heat to medium, and let them cook for a minute or two. (You can add a drop or two of water if the pears seem to be dry)
- Serve with lemon slices, (or you can flavor the fish, pears, and leeks with lemon before serving)
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