We had a bunch of scraps left over from making cedar planked salmon so we decided to try something new. It’s really not quite a paella since the rice wasn’t made in the pan originally. I added saffron and smoked paprika to the usual oven method of brown rice. While it cooked I sweated onions, red bell pepper, celery, garlic and serrano chiles.

Sweating vegetables

When the rice was done I added it to the pan along with some frozen peas and zucchini. John put the salmon on top.

Salmon is added to the paella

The salmon cooked through under loosely tented aluminum foil and the rice on the bottom got a little crusty. And, yay, we only ate half of it so I don’t have to cook on Friday! I can see endless possibilities for this dish.

Finished salmon paella