Monday, April 18, 2011

Chili Roasted Salmon with Cilantro-lime cream

Well it has been over a month since my last post, but it seems like even longer since I was able to cook something worth blogging about! Ryan and I just recently purchased our first home and immediately went to work upgrading our kitchen. We traded out the white laminate counter tops for some beautiful granite ones. We went with all new stainless steel appliances and even had a gas line put in so I could cook with a gas stove! Lastly we upgraded the fixtures on the cabinets, got a new sink and faucet and a new lighting fixture for the ceiling. It seemed like it took forever, but it was totally worth it. I. am. in. love.
Inspired by my new kitchen, I re-found (I think I just made that word up) this recipe in my collection. I was excited to try it because we love salmon, but get bored with it sometimes. Let me tell you, this was anything but boring! I will definitely be making it again through the spring and summer!

Chili Roasted Salmon with Cilantro-lime cream
- 1 fresh lime
- 2 cloves garlic, diced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder (more or less depending on how spicy you want it)
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- olive oil
- salmon fillets
- about a fourth a cup corn (I used frozen because I had it)
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 poblano pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- salt and pepper
- about 1/3 cup light sour cream
- fresh chopped cilantro (I used a ton because I looove cilantro)
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Mist two baking sheets with cooking spray. Mix together the juice from half the lime, garlic, chili powder, cumin and 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add salmon, turning to coat.
Next toss the corn, bell pepper, poblano and onion with about 2 teaspoons olive. Transfer veggie mix to baking sheet and spread evenly into a single layer.
Remove the salmon from the marinade and arrange on the second baking sheet. Drizzle the corn mixture with any remaining salmon marinade. Season salmon and veggies with salt and pepper and roast 8-10 minutes or until the fish is just cooked through and the veggies are tender.
In the meantime, mix together the sour cream, cilantro and remaining lime juice. To serve, spoon veggie mix on to plates, top with salmon and drizzle cream over fish.

This meal was so good! I loved that it was colorful, flavorful and bursting with nutrition!!!













Happy Eating!!!

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