For this month’s healthy recipe, I wanted to share a delicious salmon dish I have been recently cooking. Salmon has many health benefits and click here for an informative article as to why you should incorporate more into your diet.
Please enjoy – this is a quick and easy weeknight dinner staple that feeds 2!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 – 3/4 lb. salmon filet, skinned
- 2 T flour
- salt and pepper
- 1 T butter
- 1/2 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/4 cup Chardonnay
- 1/2 t fresh rosemary, chopped
- 1 T shallots, minced
- 1 T maple syrup
Instructions:
- In a shallow bowl, combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dredge salmon in the flour mixture and shake off excess.
- In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add salmon and saute for 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
- Remove salmon from the pan.
- Add orange juice, Chardonnay, rosemary, and shallots to the pan. Cook until the liquid boils and is reduced by half. About 3 minutes.
- Stir in maple syrup and remove from heat.
- Cut salmon in half and top with sauce.
This recipe was found in the Greetings from Maine: Recipes from the Maine Kitchen by Cancer Community Center, cookbook.