Yalda Recipes: Lemon-Saffron Salmon & Persian Rice | Our Place

Ingredients

• 2 pounds of salmon
• 2-3 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon ground saffron
• Sea salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 lemon, halved
• Pomegranate seeds for garnish (optional)
• 3 cups basmati rice
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
• 1/2 yellow onion, finely diced
• 1 cup dried fruit (I did a combination of golden raisins, thompson raisins, and dried tart cherries)
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric plus more
• Pinch of fine grain sea salt
• 1 cup pomegranate seeds
• 1/8 teaspoon ground saffron
• 1-1.5 tablespoons butter, diced (optional)