Roasted Salmon with Lemon Thyme Rice

Serves 4

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Ingredients

4 (4 oz. each) salmon filets
2 Tbsps olive oil
2 tsps salt
Lemon Thyme Rice:
1 Tbsp unsalted butter
2 Tbsps shallots, minced
1 cup Carolina® Gold (Parboiled), Carolina® White Rice, or Carolina® Jasmine Rice
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 Tbsp lemon thyme
1 Tbsp lemon zest
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
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Directions

Preheat oven to 300ºF. 

Brush a baking sheet with olive oil.  Brush remaining oil over salmon.  Season with salt, place in oven and bake 20 minutes. 

For the rice:

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.  Add shallots and sauté 1 minute.  Add rice and wine and cook, stirring constantly, until liquid is absorbed.  Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to low; Cover and simmer 25 minutes.  If preparing this recipe with white rice, reduce broth to 2 cups and cooking time to 20 minutes.  If preparing this recipe with jasmine rice, reduce broth to 1 ½ cups and cooking time to 15 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in thyme, zest and lemon juice.