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Title: Cooking Lite- Sauteed Salmon W/ Zucchini Noodles & Red Be
Categories: Fish Entree Sauce Salmon
Yield: 6 Servings

  Red Bell Pepper Coulis--
2tsOlive oil
3cCoarsely chopped red bell
  Pepper
2tbMinced shallots
1tbMinced jalapeno pepper
2 Garlic cloves -- minced
3/4cLow-salt chicken broth
2tbBalsamic vinegar
1/4tsSalt
  Salmon--
4mdZucchini
2tbFresh lime juice
1tsMinced shallots
1/4tsSalt
1/8tsCracked pepper
1 Garlic clove -- minced
6 6-ounce
1/4cAll-purpose flour
1tbButter -- divided
  Chopped fresh parsley --
  Optional
  Freshly ground pepper --
  Optional
  Salmon fillets

1. Prepare Red Bell Pepper Coulis; set aside. Slice zucchini lengthwise into 1/4 inch thick strips, stopping at the inside part of the zucchini containing the seeds; discard middle portions. Cut strips lengthwise into long thin "noodles"; set aside.

2. Combine lime juice and next 4 ingredients (lime juice through garlic) in a small bowl. Rub salmon with juice mixture. Dredge salmon in flour. Melt 2 teaspoons butter in a largenonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add salmon; saute 4 minutes on each

3. Spoon Red Bell Pepper Coulis onto 6 serving plates. Top with zucchini noodles and salmon. Garnish with chopped parsley and freshly ground pepper, if desired.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 5 ounces salmon, 3/4 cup zucchini, and 2 1/2 tablespoons coulis).

CALORIES 376 (45 % from fat); FAT 18.7 g (sat 4 g, mono 8.7 g, poly 3.6 g); PROTEIN 38.9 g; CARB 12.3 g; FIBER 1.8 g; CHOL 121 mg; IRON 2.5 mg; SODIUM 318 mg; CALCIUM 32 g.

Red Bell Pepper Coulis:

1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, shallots, jalapeno pepper, and garlic; saute 2 minutes. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until tender. Add broth; simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes or until liquid al

2. Place pepper mixture in a blender and process until smooth. Strain puree through a sieve over a bowl; discard solids. Stir in vinegar and salt.

Yield: 1 cup (serving size: 2 1/2 tablespoons).

CALORIES 40 (45 % from fat); FAT 2 g (sat 0.3 g, mono 1.1 g, poly 0.3 g); PROTEIN 1.1 g; CARB 5.4 g; FIBER 1.3 g; CHOL 0 mg; IRON 1.2 mg; SODIUM 110 mg; CALCIUM 8 g.

Recipe By : Cooking Light Magazine, July 1997, page 88

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