"Spicy Salmon with Olive & Lemon Quinoa"
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1/2 cup chopped scallions Small pinch red pepper flakes Pinch salt 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil Nonstick cooking spray 1 pound thick skin-on salmon fillet 1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts 2 tablespoons pitted, chopped black olives 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Mix the scallions, pepper flakes, salt and olive oil in a bowl
Roast the salmon w/the skin side down
Cover salmon with the scallion & pepper mix
Roast salmon for 15 minutes
Boil 2 cups of water.
Add quinoa; cover and cook until the water is absorbed, for 12 minutes.
Add olive oil, nuts, olives, lemon juice and zest.
Pour over the salmon and serve over the quinoa.
*Health Benefits*
This is a complete meal with a variety of essential amino acids and vitamins. Quinoa is packed with protein and magnesium, and is a nutrient that helps to lower blood pressure. Salmon is an omega-3 food which aids in preventing heart disease. Although this recipe has 1.6 grams of saturated fat, the "protein packed quinoa" helps makes this dish a complete healthy choice, topped with delicious salmon.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HCC_BIOL1322.
Mix the scallions, pepper flakes, salt and olive oil in a bowl
Roast the salmon w/the skin side down
Cover salmon with the scallion & pepper mix
Roast salmon for 15 minutes
Boil 2 cups of water.
Add quinoa; cover and cook until the water is absorbed, for 12 minutes.
Add olive oil, nuts, olives, lemon juice and zest.
Pour over the salmon and serve over the quinoa.
*Health Benefits*
This is a complete meal with a variety of essential amino acids and vitamins. Quinoa is packed with protein and magnesium, and is a nutrient that helps to lower blood pressure. Salmon is an omega-3 food which aids in preventing heart disease. Although this recipe has 1.6 grams of saturated fat, the "protein packed quinoa" helps makes this dish a complete healthy choice, topped with delicious salmon.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HCC_BIOL1322.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 382.3
- Total Fat: 13.2 g
- Cholesterol: 41.5 mg
- Sodium: 108.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 43.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
- Protein: 24.4 g
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