Fresh and Easy!! A new and quick family favorite.
Crispy Salmon with Herb Salad
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell
Rest salmon fillets atop fresh herbs tossed with a light lemon dressing. Because they're left whole, use small basil and mint leaves; if you have only large leaves, tear them in half. Refrigerate the herb mixture before preparing the salmon so it won't wilt.
Yield: 6 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 303
- Calories from fat: 49%
- Fat: 16.4g
- Saturated fat: 2.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 8.4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 3.3g
- Protein: 35.4g
- Carbohydrate: 1.4g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Cholesterol: 111mg
- Iron: 1.4mg
- Sodium: 286mg
- Calcium: 35mg
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups arugula leaves
- 3/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/2 cup small fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup small fresh mint leaves
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Cooking spray
- 6 (6-ounce) salmon fillets, skinned
- 6 lemon wedges
Preparation
- Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate.
- Combine juice, oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and garlic, stirring with a whisk.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Sprinkle salmon with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add fish to pan; cook 9 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, turning once. Combine arugula mixture and juice mixture; toss well to coat. Place 1/2 cup herb salad on each of 6 plates; top each serving with 1 fillet. Serve with lemon wedges.
Note:
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Crispy Salmon with Herb Salad Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes, Salads
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fish
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Carbohydrate
- OCCASION: Spring, Summer
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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