Today didn’t start off too well, I felt like I was in a batting range getting slapped at by the baby (he’s going through his terrible 2′s.) So, as my morning progressed to kicking, screaming and saying no to everything… I gave in. No grocery store trip today to complete my daily cooked dinners during the week. I knew that if I looked up at what Cooking Light had to offer that I could find something with minimal ingredients that I may have laying around to put a fast and quick dinner together without making a trip to the store. Sure enough I found a fantastic Salmon recipe with only 3 ingredients! Kid friendly too! Cooked in less than 10 mins?!!! How can this be? Yes….so for you guys out there that don’t believe in cooking, give this one a go- it’s healthy, cost-effective and takes less than 10 mins to make and under 300 calories. It’s baked too! This is yet another great salmon recipe hitting my rotation.
The only thing I didn’t have on hand was the side of snow peas- so I substituted using asparagas and it worked out great! Loved it.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon dark sesame oil
- 4 (6-ounce) skinless wild salmon fillets
- Cooking spray
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- Lemon rind strips (optional)
Preparation
- 1. Preheat oven to 400°.
- 2. Combine first 3 ingredients in a shallow dish. Add fish to dish, turning to coat. Marinate at room temperature 8 minutes, turning occasionally.
- 3. Remove fish from marinade; discard marinade. Place fish on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle fish evenly with sesame seeds. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Garnish with rind, if desired.
- Garlicky-spicy snow peas: Heat 1 teaspoon canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 pound snow peas and 1/4 teaspoon salt; sauté for 2 minutes. Stir in 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic and 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper; sauté 1 minute. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon sugar; sauté 1 minute. Remove from heat; drizzle with 1/2 teaspoon dark sesame oil.
Laura Zapalowski, Cooking Light
AUGUST 2009
Nutritional Information
- Calories: 255
- Fat: 11.7g
- Saturated fat: 2.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.8g
- Protein: 31.5g
- Carbohydrate: 3.9g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Cholesterol: 81mg
- Iron: 0.7mg
- Sodium: 285mg
- Calcium: 26mg













