Side Dishes for Salmon

Side dish, as we all know, is something that is served on the side as an accompaniment to the entre. Salmon is a favorite fish amongst fish lovers across the world, the texture, the flavor and a huge list of health benefits is what makes salmon a favorite amongst the others. To go with any salmon recipe, requires a side dish and something that adds more richness to the existing rich salmon. So what is it that we can serve on the side other than the usual relish to enhance the taste and the presentation of a salmon recipe? That's precisely what you are about to discover in this article as we provide to you some of the very easy to make and delectable side dishes. You can take ideas with the following recipes and choose your own combination that you think may go well.

Mouth-watering Accompaniments for Salmon Recipes

Given below is a list of side dishes that you'd love to serve to your guests coming over for dinner. Be it smoked, canned or even if grilled salmon, is how you like it, you could serve the following side dishes for salmon for any of the salmon dishes.

Garlic Veggie Pasta Saut
Things You'll Need:

• Garlic - 5 to 6 cloves
• Cooked Pasta - cup
• Mushrooms - cup
• Tomatoes - cup
• Spinach - cup
• Butter - 1 teaspoon
• Breadcrumbs - 2 teaspoons
• Olive Oil

Recipe:
Once you have all the ingredients assembled all you need to do is saut garlic in butter with other veggies that is your tomatoes, mushrooms and spinach. After sauting it for a couple of minutes, toss it with the already cooked pasta and to finish drizzle some olive oil and sprinkle breadcrumbs on it. It's ready to be served hot!

Green Rice
Things You'll Need:

• Rice (Basmati/Regular) - cup
• Spinach - 1cup
• Parsley - 1cup
• Diced Onion - cup
• Diced Tomatoes - cup
• White Wine - cup
• Olive Oil
• Salt and Pepper
• Water

Recipe:
Heat some olive oil in the pan and saut the diced onion for a minute or two. Add rice to it and saut it until it is coated well with oil. Now add wine. When you notice that the rice has absorbed all the wine, add tomatoes and the salt and pepper seasoning. Add some water and cook until the rice becomes tender. Add spinach, combine it well with rice and cook for sometime with the lid off. This will allow the excess water to evaporate. Take the pan off fire and add parsley and a pinch of nutmeg if you'd like to bring in a different flavor. You could also garnish it with some juliennes of onion.

Asian Stir Fry
Things You'll Need:

• Cabbage - cup
• Bean Sprouts - cup
• Broccoli - 1 cup or 3-4 florets
• Red Bell Peppers - cup
• Cooked Rice - cup
• Soy Sauce
• Olive Oil

Recipe:
Asian stir fry is one of the very simple side dishes. All you need to do for this side dish is, simply saut broccoli, bean sprouts, cabbage and bell peppers in some olive oil. Toss these sauted veggies with cooked rice and add soy sauce. There you go, only 2 to 3 minutes for this great side dish!

Now you know what side dishes go with salmon. If you are looking for a healthy side dish and want to eliminate carbs then you can remove rice and pasta from your recipe and simply saut all your favorite vegetables with some sprouts and even nuts if you'd like and add your favorite sauce to it. There are no hard and fast rule as such and if you've innovated any interesting side dishes for salmon, you can share your recipes here so that all the readers could try something different.