Salmon with Tomato Sauce and Capers

Hey, guys. Whitney has asked me to post a recipe for you and I gladly agreed "to feed you" this salmon with tomato sauce and capers, or green olives (whichever you fancy or have on hand - my recipes are very flexible), tonight for dinner. My name is Olena and I blog at ifoodreal.com. I share delicious clean eating recipes, with simple ingredients, that my kids will eat. I grew up in Ukraine and now live in beautiful rainy Vancouver, BC, so all my recipes have a European poor people flavour aka made with what you have on hand. No brown rice flour or arrowroot starch. As much as they may be awesome ingredients, ain't nobody got time for that with a house full of noisy kids, never ending laundry and meals to make. I'm living a dream, in fact. It is, what it is.

My husband loves fishing and living on the ocean it is a sin not to fish if you are a man (sorry not sorry). This past fall he caught a spring salmon with white flesh, apparently it is a real thing. And this is the salmon I used in a recipe, but any red flesh salmon would work except farmed salmon. Whatever you do please stay away from farmed salmon, just like from Vietnam fish. Buy cheaper North American pink salmon or trout if you have to, it will work.

In Ukraine, we always pan fried meat and fish coated in flour. Not that that method back then didn't involve a lot of oil (because no non-stick skillets) and a lot of white flour, but that is easily fixed. I honestly do not see whole wheat flour (preferably organic if you can) as a culprit to our nation's deteriorating health, rather processed foods, over consumption of animal products and sugar. Delicate salmon fillets coated in a light coat of whole wheat flour give fish a depth of flavour and help lock in its juices. Then everything gets coated in flavourful tomato sauce layered with pickled capers or green olives. Simmer and voila - salmon in tomato sauce with capers is ready for dinner in 30 minutes (if you are fast like me because you are a mom). Serve with quinoa and brown rice on a side. Oh, and I use ceramic coated non-stick skillet - they say it is less toxic tax Teflon coated one. Who knows?!

Hope you enjoyed this simple easy dinner recipe and you can find more on my clean eating recipes blog.

Salmon with Tomato Sauce and Capers

ngredients:

• 2 lbs salmon, cut into 1.5” long slices
• 2 tbsp avocado or coconut oil
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp salt, divided
• 28 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 oz (1/2 small can) tomato paste
• 1 tbsp coriander, ground
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 small garlic clove, grated
• 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
• Ground black pepper, to taste
• Jar of capers, drained or 3/4 cup green olives, pitted & sliced
• Parsley, finely chopped (for garnish)

Directions:

1. On a large plate, add flour, 1/2 tsp salt and black pepper to taste; mix with a fork.

2. Preheat large deep non-stick skillet on medium heat and swirl 1 tbsp of oil to coat. Dip each salmon slice into flour mixture making sure both sides are coated, add to the skillet and repeat until skillet is full. Cook for a few minutes or until brown, flip and cook for a few more minutes. Repeat this step with remaining half of salmon transferring cooked fish on a large plate. Discard any leftover flour mixture.

3. While fish is cooking, in a medium bowl mix to combine diced tomatoes, water, tomato paste, coriander, cumin, garlic, 1/2 tsp salt, red pepper flakes and black pepper.

4. Now it is time to layer the fish. Arrange half of the salmon pieces in a single layer on the bottom of previously used skillet, top with half of capers/olives and topped with half of tomato mixture. Repeat layer, cover and cook on low for 20 minutes.

5. Serve hot garnished with parsley and quinoa/brown rice on a side.

Storage Instructions: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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Succulent Baked Salmon

I hate it when you anxiously await your salmon from the oven only to find that it has lost all of it's moisture but definitely has retained it's "fishy" flavor. Eww! Who wants to eat that?? With the health benefits of salmon and how it's an integral part of a clean eating diet, you should eat something that tastes good!

Succulent Baked Salmon

Ingredients:

• 2 lb Salmon Fillet (Deboned, Preferably Wild Caught)
• 1/4 cup white cooking wine
• 2 TBSP lemon juice
• 1 TBSP honey
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Line a baking pan that has sides sides, with foil to prevent extra cleanup after cooking your fish. Ensure that the pan has sides to catch any juices that flow from the marinade or fish during cooking.

3. Mix the remaining ingredients together ensuring the honey is well assimilated into the liquid mixture.

4. Place your fish in the pan and pat dry with a paper towel. Pour liquid mixture over fish.

5. Bake in oven for approximately 25 minutes.

6. Enjoy!

I hope you enjoy this as much as we do. It's even the perfect addition to your holiday table if you choose to forgo the traditional turkey or ham.

Clean Eat Recipe :: Blackened Salmon with Mango Salsa

Mangoes are where it's at! (With them in season right now, they are super easy to find as well.) Aside from some of the antioxidant benefits of mangoes, they just taste good and are the perfect sweet treat on a hot summer day.

With the He and She gang getting together on the weekend, it was the perfect time to try out Paleoista's Blackened Salmon with Mango Salsa recipe. Although I do not eat Paleo, books like Paleoista have great recipes that are almost always clean! Besides, if you tell me anything about the words "salsa," I'm there - I could eat Mexican food for every meal!

Blackened Salmon with Mango Salsa

Paleoista, Nell Stephenson

Ingredients:

• 1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted and cut into 1/2 in squares
• 1/2 C fresh minced cilantro
• 1 TBSP freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/4 C peeled and diced red onion
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• 1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
• 2 TSP paprika
• 1 TSP ground dried oregano
• 1 TSP ground dried thyme
• 1/8 TSP cayenne pepper
• 1/4 TSP freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 TSP freshly ground white pepper
• 1/2 TSP salt-free garlic powder
• 1/2 TSP ground cumin
• Two 6 or 8 ounce skin-on, wild caught salmon fillets (6 for the girls, 8 for the boys)
• 2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
• 2 slices fresh lemon (optional - for garnish only)

Directions:

1. Combine the mango, cilantro, lime juice, onion, garlic and tomato in a small bowl. Stir, cover and refrigerate.

2. Combine paprika, oregano, thyme, cayenne, black pepper, white pepper, garlic powder and cumin in a small bowl, mixing well. Pat the fish dry with paper towels and press the spice mixture on the flesh of the salmon. (He & She Tip: Use the back of the spoon that you mixed the spices together with to press it onto the salmon - this will eliminate an extra utensil to wash!)

3. Heat the oil in a cast-iron skillet over high heat. Place the fish in the skillet, flesh side down and cook for 2 minutes. Flip over and cook on the skin side for 2 additional minutes. Ensure the internal temperature of the fish is 160 degrees F prior to serving. 

Makes 2 servings.

Mets: (6oz Salmon Fillet, 1/2 of Salsa Mixture)

• Calories - 490
• Fat - 28g
• Protein - 40g
• Carbohydrates - 26g 
• Sugars - 17g
• Sodium - 107mg

If you are anything like me, you may want to consider cooking this dish with the windows open in your house! For some reason, I haven't mastered my cast-iron cookware yet!

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