Simple Moroccan Salmon

Simple Moroccan Salmon is a gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and pescatarian recipe with 2 servings. For $4.52 per serving, this recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 324 calories, 34g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. Several people made this recipe, and 1213 would say it hit the spot. This recipe from Feasting at Home requires cayenne, orange zest, sugar, and oil. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 17 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 97%. This score is tremendous. Similar recipes include Sheet Pan : Simple Moroccan Chicken, Moroccan Simple Gluten Free Stuffing, and Simple grilled fish with Moroccan spiced tomatoes.

Servings: 2

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 12 minutes

 

Ingredients:

pinch cayenne

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon cumin

1 tablespoon oil for searing

Garnish- orange zest

2 (thick) salmon filets 4- 6 ounces each

½ teaspoon salt

¾ teaspoon sugar (or brown sugar)

Equipment:

bowl

oven

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350FIn a small bowl, combine cinnamon, cumin, salt, sugar and cayenne.Sprinkle over both sides of the salmon.Heat oil in a oven proof skillet (cast iron) over medium high heat. Sear salmon on both sides 2 minutes on each side then place in the warm oven to finish for 5 minutes or to desired doneness.Garnish with orange zest and serve with Moroccan Quinoa SaladNote: To keep this vegetarian, coat two pieces of tofu with the spice mix and sear like the salmon. Alternately, you could sear cooked chickpeas with the spices and crisp them up.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350FIn a small bowl, combine cinnamon, cumin, salt, sugar and cayenne.Sprinkle over both sides of the salmon.

2. Heat oil in a oven proof skillet (cast iron) over medium high heat. Sear salmon on both sides 2 minutes on each side then place in the warm oven to finish for 5 minutes or to desired doneness.

3. Garnish with orange zest and serve with Moroccan Quinoa Salad

4. Note: To keep this vegetarian, coat two pieces of tofu with the spice mix and sear like the salmon. Alternately, you could sear cooked chickpeas with the spices and crisp them up.


Nutrition Information:

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323k Calories
34g Protein
17g Total Fat
5g Carbs
31% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
323k
16%

Fat
17g
28%

  Saturated Fat
2g
14%

Carbohydrates
5g
2%

  Sugar
1g
2%

Cholesterol
93mg
31%

Sodium
657mg
29%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
34g
68%

Vitamin B12
5µg
90%

Selenium
62µg
89%

Vitamin B6
1mg
71%

Vitamin B3
13mg
68%

Vitamin B2
0.66mg
39%

Phosphorus
345mg
35%

Vitamin B5
2mg
29%

Vitamin B1
0.4mg
27%

Potassium
870mg
25%

Copper
0.44mg
22%

Vitamin C
16mg
20%

Magnesium
54mg
14%

Folate
46µg
12%

Iron
1mg
10%

Vitamin E
1mg
9%

Zinc
1mg
8%

Manganese
0.13mg
7%

Fiber
1g
6%

Calcium
49mg
5%

Vitamin K
5µg
5%

Vitamin A
147IU
3%

covered percent of daily need
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