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Home / Recipes / Main Courses / Seafood / Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf + Video

Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf + Video

March 28, 2019 By Jill Selkowitz / 17 Comments Updated March 8, 2020 / As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs I earn from qualifying purchases; see all disclosures.

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Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf pairs lemon, butter, fish with a colorful garlic vegetable rice pilaf for a one pot meal.

Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf

Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf

Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf is a nice meal for dinner parties. It is so quick and easy, you will have more time to spend with your guests.

The lemon butter infused salmon takes this recipe over the top. Fresh garlic infused rice pilaf turns ordinary pilaf into an exciting eating adventure.

Fish can be very tricky when using an Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker and cooking under pressure, but I have a trick for you!

Actually, I have a couple of tricks up my sleeve!

 

Cast of Ingredients for Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf

Cast of Ingredients for Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf

The salmon and the rice cook all in one Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker, but the flavors of each will stay to themselves.

This is especially good when there are people in the house who do not eat fish. They can still enjoy vegetable rice pilaf. Those who follow a low carb or keto diet, will certainly enjoy my Instant Pot Lemon Butter Salmon!

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  • Ingredients for Instant Pot Salmon Rice Pilaf
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  • Can Other Fish Be Used in Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf?
  • Can Reduced Fat Butter Be Used?
  • How to Mince Garlic.
  • Can Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf Be Frozen?
  • Tips and Tricks for Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf
  • Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf

Ingredients for Instant Pot Salmon Rice Pilaf

  • Salmon
  • Butter
  • Lemons
  • Better than Bouillon Chicken Base – no house should be without!
  • Dill Weed, Fresh Dill, or Dill Pickle Juice
  • Rice – for this recipe, I love that the rice does not clump and each piece is separate.
  • Fresh Garlic – delicious Monviso Heirloom from California.
  • Dehydrated Vegetables Soup Mix – get this!!!! Seriously, you won’t know how you lived without.
  • Salt

 

Rinse Rice well and dump into Cooking Pot

Rinsed Rice Goes Into Cooking Pot

Rinsing the rice is always very important. Not only will it help to remove some traces of arsenic, it will remove some of the starch and ensure the rice will cook more efficiently.

I’ve been using this steamer/strainer basket for rinsing rice, as well as for making Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes and Instant Pot Potato Salad.

The most popular and best recipe for hard boiled eggs is my Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs recipe. The eggs just jump right out of their shells. don’t believe me? Make a batch with my method and then go and peel one. If you are not careful, your egg will go flying.

Grab a steamer/strainer basket if you don’t have one; you will be impressed.

 

Mix Up Better than Bouillon Chicken Base with Water

Mix Up Better than Bouillon Chicken Base with Water

I’m always running out of my Instant Pot Bone Broth.

We are never without a big jar of Better than Bouillon Chicken Base in our refrigerator. In fact, we use it probably more than my homemade chicken broth. IMO, all kitchens need Better than Bouillon Chicken Base in their refrigerator.

It’s easy to grab a measuring cup and whisk in a couple of teaspoons and of the chicken base and a little salt and make a very rich and delicious chicken broth.

It all gets dumped into the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker, along with the rice.

 

Dehydrated Vegetables Soup Mix

Dehydrated Vegetables Soup Mix

Now for my secret and trick. Do you worry you don’t get enough vegetable into your diet?

What if you could just grab a handful of dehydrated vegetables soup mix and toss then into soups, rice, stews, even a cup of chicken broth and whalaa, vegetables full of nutrients!

The vegetables get thrown in right with the rice and broth and makes a simple, but delicious rice pilaf.

Imagine having rice pilaf at any moment. With a quick cook time and the tools you need readily available, rice pilaf on your plate in under 20 minutes, start to finish.

 

The Best Dehydrated Vegetables

The Best Dehydrated Vegetables

Dieting and want a quick snack? Heat up a cup of broth with the dehydrated veggies and you have a very filling snack.

Follow my Instant Pot White Rice recipe and toss in half of cup of the dehydrated vegetables with half a cup of water and make rice pilaf anytime without any advance notice or having to shop for vegetables.

Add them to my Instant Pot Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice for a delicious and low carb meal. Toss a handful in my Pressure Cooker Americana Wedding Soup and enjoy a delicious bowl of soup. Hydrate a little veggies and add them to your tuna sandwich. Oh yes, it is good.

Make sure to keep the dehydrated vegetables in an air tight container. You don’t want to chance any moisture or they will start to expand.

 

Pour Lemon Juice over Salmon

Pour Lemon Juice over Salmon

I’m using my Ekovana Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker Stackable Pans Set to cook “pot in pot.”

Usually I use the pans in the reverse way, like you can see in my Pressure Cooker Perfectly Cooked Pot In Pot Rice recipe. If I can turn my main course into a pot in pot recipe and cook the rice, potatoes, cauliflower or veggies on top at the same time, I’m doing it.

By cooking the fish on top of the rice pilaf inside of the closed cooking vessel, slows the cooking process of the fish, so that it won’t be over cooked.

 

Add Butter to Rice and to Pan of Salmon

Add Butter to Rice and to Pan of Salmon

For a more intense flavor, try marinating the salmon in pickle juice! You could even pour in some dill pickle juice instead of using dill.

Can Other Fish Be Used in Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf?

  • Sure. Salmon is just a suggestion.
  • Trout, Cod, Orange Roughy would be good here too. Make sure it is a fish, which you enjoy steamed.
  • Definitely try Orange Roughy as it is a wonderful fish for this dish.

Instant Pot Lemon Butter Salmon is so wonderful. You will find yourself using this same recipe for chicken too!

 

Butter Goes Into Rice and Salmon

Butter Goes Into Rice and Salmon

Can Reduced Fat Butter Be Used?

  • Of course. Any type of butter or butter type product can be used.
  • Margarine, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, etc.

Whatever your family prefers is totally fine to use. Melted butter can be poured over the salmon too, if you prefer. Melt the butter and mix in the salt, dill and garlic and just pour it right over. The dill will be evenly disbursed.

 

Fresh Minced Garlic in Rice and Salmon is Delish

Fresh Minced Garlic in Rice and Salmon is Delish

I don’t now many people who do not love garlic. OMG, the smell when it’s being sautéed in butter, oh so good.

How to Mince Garlic.

  • Peel off the tough skin of the garlic cloves.
  • Use your knife and place it about an inch over the garlic with the blade facing right or left, so that the flat side of the knife is flush with the garlic clove.
  • With the heel of your palm, quickly and sharply hit the knife/give it a whack over the cloves. This will smash the garlic. You always want to smash garlic prior to mincing.
  • Then just use your very sharp knife and cut the garlic into tiny pieces, which is called minced garlic.

Fresh garlic is always best to use, but if you don’t have fresh garlic in the house, you can buy jars of already minced garlic and store in the refrigerator. Truth be told, we keep a jar in the fridge for emergencies. You never know when a vampire might drop by.

 

Garlic Rice is Wonderful

Garlic Rice is Wonderful

So, garlic rice. Have you ever had garlic rice? There is so much yum in garlic rice.

Can Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf Be Frozen?

  • If you have started with frozen salmon which was then defrosted, I don’t think it is a good idea to freeze the salmon.
  • For fresh fish, I see no problem in freezing Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf into portions for later meals.

Ed loves garlic in his rice and he is hoping I put garlic in this rice pilaf. So, I did.

 

Sprinkle in a Little Dill Weed

Sprinkle in a Little Dill Weed

Use your fingers to sprinkle on the dill weed. Otherwise, you might pour in too much like I did.

 

Give the Rice Pilaf a Good Mix

Give the Rice Pilaf a Good Mix

The rice pilaf is quite colorful.

 

Use a Tall Legged Trivet

Use a Tall Legged Trivet

As the pan of salmon will sit on top of the rice, grab a tall legged trivet and put it right over the rice.

 

Place Pan of Salmon on Trivet

Place Pan of Salmon on Trivet

Don’t use this much dill weed. My hand slipped and I poured in way too much!

It easily scraped off and I was able to enjoy my dinner of Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf!

Because I am using the lid with the holes, the fish will nicely steam.

 

Remove Salmon and Fluff Rice

Remove Salmon and Fluff Rice

The pan with the salmon is really hot coming out, so be careful.

 


Watch the video and then scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe card.

Tips and Tricks for Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf

  • Rinse rice until it runs clear, so that it will not be sticky or clumpy.
  • Dehydrated Vegetables Mix re-hydrate one to one, veggies to liquid.
  • Remove any skin from salmon before cooking.
  • Mince garlic really well as cook time is so short.

Time to make a plate!

 

Ed LOVES the Rice

Ed LOVES the Rice

So much delicious flavor. The salmon is nice and flaky.

The rice pilaf is perfectly cooked and nice and fluffy and full of veggies and flavor. 

 

Instant Pot Salmon Rice Pilaf

Instant Pot Salmon Rice Pilaf

Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf makes a beautiful presentation.

More Instant Pot Fish Recipes to Make:

  • Homemade Pressure Cooker Gefilte Fish {Jewish Fish Balls}
  • Pressure Cooker Tuna Noodle Casserole
  • Pressure Cooker Seafood Corn Chowder {Shrimp Stew, Soup, Gumbo}
  • Cast Iron Brown Butter Honey Garlic Salmon

Do you want more fish and seafood recipes?

Kitchen Equipment and Essentials

  • Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker
  • J.A. Henckels Classic 8 inch Chef’s Knife
  • Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
  • Simply Gourmet (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
  • Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
  • Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk– a MUST have, probably my most used utensil
  • Porcelain & Bamboo Salt Box with Spoon
  • My FANTASTIC Teak Cutting & Charcuterie Board & Compartments
  • Salbree 3 quart, 6 quart or 8 quart Steamer/Strainer Basket
  • Ekovana Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker Stackable Pans Set
  • Stainless Steel Tall/Short Trivet & Egg Cooker Set
  • Dehydrated Vegetable Soup Mix – only veggies

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Here is your handy printable recipe:

Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf

Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf

5 from 4 votes
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Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: All types
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 4 minutes
Pressure Release: 10 minutes
Total Time: 14 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 787kcal
Author: Jill Selkowitz

Ingredients

  • 2 "rice" cups Rice rinsed well
  • 1 cup Dehydrated Vegetables Soup Mix (pure veggies)
  • 1/2 cup Butter divided
  • 2 teaspoons Sea Salt divided
  • 2 cups Chicken Stock/Broth (or 2 cups water + 2 tsp Better than Bouillon Chicken Base)
  • 1.5 pounds Salmon Fillet skin removed
  • 3/4 cup Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 4 cloves Fresh Garlic minced/divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dill Weed chopped
  • 1 Lemon sliced, for garnish
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Recommended Products

Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker
Ekovana Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker Stackable Pans Set
Salbree Steamer Basket / Colander
Dehydrated Vegetables Soup Mix
Liquid Measuring Cup Set
Dry Measuring Cups

Instructions

Prepare Salmon

  • Remove layer of skin from salmon and place salmon into a stainless steel pan insert.
  • In a separate bowl, melt butter.
  • To the butter, add lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt, minced garlic and dill weed and whisk well.
  • Pour lemon butter mixture over salmon.
  • Cover salmon with lid and set aside.

Prepare Rice in Cooking Pot

  • Measure rice into colander and rinse well. Make sure water is running clear.
  • Dump rice into pressure cooker cooking pot.
  • Add dehydrated veggies, 2 Tablespoons butter, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and chicken broth to cooking pot.
  • Place trivet into pressure cooker.
  • Place pan with the salmon and lemon butter on top of trivet in pressure cooker.
  • Lock on lid and close pressure valve. Cook at high pressure (most machines default to high pressure) for 3 minutes.
  • When beep sounds, wait 10 minutes and then release the rest of the pressure.
  • Remove pan of salmon from pressure cooker.
  • With a fork, fluff the rice.
  • Place rice on plate and serve salmon on top with slices of lemon wedges.

Video

Notes

A "rice" cup is the little plastic cup which comes with multi-cookers, pressure cookers and rice cookers. It is simply a cup (not a unit of measurement) used to measure raw rice. It is not a proper dry measuring cup. A "rice" cup measures similarly to a 3/4 dry measuring cup.
The recipe is written in reverse order from the photos and videos. As we all prepare our food at different speeds, I want to make sure that the rice, dehydrated veggies and broth don't sit in the pot for a long time. That will cause swelling of the rice and veggies and if left too long may cause a burn notice.
So, prepare the salmon first, so it is ready to go and then toss together the rice and veggies in the pot.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Salmon with Rice Pilaf
Amount Per Serving
Calories 787 Calories from Fat 315
% Daily Value*
Fat 35g54%
Saturated Fat 17g106%
Cholesterol 155mg52%
Sodium 1481mg64%
Potassium 1082mg31%
Carbohydrates 73g24%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 43g86%
Vitamin A 777IU16%
Vitamin C 15mg18%
Calcium 68mg7%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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