Monday, February 21, 2011

Salmon Roasted in Cilantro Salsa

INGREDIENTS:
• 1 poblano or red bell pepper
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 18-oz salmon fillet, skinned
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat broiler.
2. Roast pepper by laying it directly on a gas burner or beneath a broiler, turning with tongs as needed, until charred and blackened all over. Place in a bag and let steam until cool to the touch. Under running water, rub off blackened skin. Pat pepper dry with paper towel, then slit open. Scrape out seeds and interior ribs and pull off stem. Cut pepper into thin strips. In a blender, combine pepper strips, lime juice, onions, cilantro, oil and salt; purée.
3. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
4. Place salmon in a baking dish just large enough to fit fillet. Pour cilantro salsa from blender over salmon, turning fish to coat on both sides. Bake, uncovered, until fish is cooked to your liking in center, 20 to 25 minutes depending on thickness of the fish. To see if it’s done, slide a knife into the thickest part and push back to expose center; fish should be just opaque in the middle. To serve, slice fillet into pieces and spoon salsa from pan over top of each portion.
http://www.eatcleandiet.com/  -- no dairy, per Lisa's request, ENJOY!

3 comments:

mary.mimi said...

So...is this the salmon with a side of onions...R did you actually like this one?

~kristi said...

this is a yummy salmon, the other was a salmon pattie, yuck. I guess I was dreaming of Aunt Suzanne's salmon.

MikeandCharlsie said...

Oh my this sounds amazing!!! We will have too try this, I love anything with cilantro :)