Recipe By : Fish, Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking/Mark Bittman
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Seafood Quick and Easy
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cl Garlic
1 c Cilantro leaves -- loose packed
5 tb Olive oil
1 Lime -- juice of
Salt -- to taste
Freshly ground pepper -- to taste
2 lb Salmon fillet -- skin on
1 lg Ripe tomato -- seeded and chopped
Preheat oven to 400°F. Place the garlic, cilantro, 2 tb of olive oil,
lime juice, salt, and pepper in a blender or a food processor.
Process until creamy. Brush a baking pan or sheet with the remaining
oil and place the salmon in it. Spread the cilantro mixture on the
salmon, scatter the tomato over it, and sprinkle with a little more
salt and pepper. Bake, uncovered, until the salmon is done (peek in
between the layers of flesh with a thin-bladed knife), 12 to
15 minutes. Serve immediately.
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Per serving: 421 Cal; 25l g Fat (54% cal from fat); 46 g Protein;
2 g Carbs; 118 mg Cholesterol; 155 mg Sodium
Notes: Because this pesto is strong flavored, I'd prepare this with
only with strong-flavored fish, such as bluefish, bonito, mackerel,
or pompano.
