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Roasted Salmon with Lemon Relish

The combination of lemon zest, raisins, and pine nuts was inspired by condiments popular in Southern Italian cooking. Try the lemon relish on chicken or pork, or even as a topping for steamed broccoli.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4

Ingredients

1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup raisins
Slivered zest and juice of 1 lemon
1/2 to 3/4 cup boiling water
4 skinless salmon fillets (6 ounces each)
Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
3 tablespoons olive oil
5 ounces baby spinach (about 5 cups, loosely packed)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 450°F. Spread the pine nuts on a rimmed baking sheet; toast in the oven, tossing occasionally, until lightly golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the sheet, and reserve.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, place the raisins and lemon zest in a small heat-proof bowl; cover with boiling water. Set aside.

    Step 3

    Place the salmon fillets on the baking sheet used in step 1; season with salt and pepper. Roast until the salmon is opaque throughout, 8 to 10 minutes.

    Step 4

    Meanwhile, drain and discard the liquid from the raisins and lemon zest. Return the raisins and zest to the bowl; add the lemon juice, pine nuts, parsley, and oil. Season with salt and pepper; stir to combine.

    Step 5

    Dividing evenly, make a bed of spinach on each of 4 plates. Place a salmon fillet on the spinach; spoon lemon relish over the top.

  2. Making Lemon Slivers

    Step 6

    Use a vegetable peeler to peel the yellow part of the lemon skin into long strips (leaving the white pith behind), before you juice the lemon. Then thinly slice into slivers.

Reprinted with permission from Everyday Food: Great Food Fast by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Copyright © 2007 by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Martha Stewart Living magazine was first published in 1990. Over the years, more than two dozen books have been published by the magazine's editors. Martha Stewart is the author of dozens of best-selling books on cooking, entertaining, gardening, weddings, and decorating. She is the host of The Martha Stewart Show, the successful daily syndicated television show.
TagsPine NutNutRaisinDried FruitFruitSalmonFishSeafoodMainDinnerDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeEasyRoastCookbooks
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