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Ginger Salmon Egg Fried Rice with Peas and Spring Onion

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A quick salmon fried rice with eggs, peas, carrots, spring onions, ginger, garlic, lime, and soy sauce.

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35 min620 kcal4 base servingsDinnerPescatarianFamily Friendly
ContainsEgg, Fish, Gluten, Soya
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Focus ingredients: salmon fillets, rice, eggs, peas

Dietary fit: Pescatarian, Dairy-free

Serving tip: Fold the salmon through gently at the end so it stays in clear pieces for serving.

Ginger Salmon Egg Fried Rice with Peas and Spring Onion plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 520g salmon fillets
  • 300g basmati rice
  • 4 eggs
  • 250g frozen peas
  • 2 carrots
  • 6 spring onions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 25g ginger
  • 1 lime
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

You'll also need

lidded saucepan, large non-stick frying pan, mixing bowl, grater, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Ginger Salmon Egg Fried Rice with Peas and Spring Onion cooking step 1: Prep the ingredients.
    Step 1

    Prep the ingredients

    Dice the carrots, slice the spring onions and keep the green tops separate, grate the garlic and ginger, zest the lime, and cut the lime into wedges.

    10 min
  2. Ginger Salmon Egg Fried Rice with Peas and Spring Onion cooking step 2: Cook the rice.
    Step 2

    Cook the rice

    Rinse the rice, then cook in a lidded pan with 600ml water and a pinch of salt for 12 minutes. Take off the heat and leave covered for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.

    18 min
  3. Ginger Salmon Egg Fried Rice with Peas and Spring Onion cooking step 3: Cook the salmon.
    Step 3

    Cook the salmon

    Pat the salmon dry and season lightly with salt and black pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat, then cook the salmon for 3-4 minutes on each side until opaque and easy to flake. Lift onto a plate.

    9 min
  4. Ginger Salmon Egg Fried Rice with Peas and Spring Onion cooking step 4: Scramble the eggs.
    Step 4

    Scramble the eggs

    Beat the eggs with 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Add the remaining vegetable oil to the pan, pour in the eggs, and stir for 1-2 minutes until softly scrambled. Slide onto the salmon plate.

    3 min
  5. Ginger Salmon Egg Fried Rice with Peas and Spring Onion cooking step 5: Fry the veg and rice.
    Step 5

    Fry the veg and rice

    Add the carrots and white spring onion slices to the pan and fry for 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic, ginger, and lime zest for 1 minute, then add the rice, peas, and remaining soy sauce and fry for 4-5 minutes until the peas are hot and the rice is glossy.

    9 min
  6. Ginger Salmon Egg Fried Rice with Peas and Spring Onion cooking step 6: Fold in salmon.
    Step 6

    Fold in salmon

    Flake the salmon into large pieces. Fold the salmon, scrambled eggs, and most of the green spring onion tops through the rice for 1 minute, keeping the salmon in visible chunks.

    2 min
  7. Ginger Salmon Egg Fried Rice with Peas and Spring Onion cooking step 7: Serve with lime.
    Step 7

    Serve with lime

    Divide between bowls, scatter over the remaining spring onion tops, and serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.

    3 min