Thursday, July 2, 2009

Healthy 4th of July Menu

Makes 4 servings, 2 tacos each

TOTAL TIME: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon ancho or New Mexico chile powder
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
4 4-ounce wild salmon fillets, about 1-inch thick, skin on
8 6-inch corn or flour tortillas, warmed
Cabbage Slaw
Citrus Salsa
Cilantro Crema

1. Preheat grill to medium-high.
2. Combine oil, chile powder, lime juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Rub the spice mixture liberally over salmon. Grill the salmon, skin-side down, until it is just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Cut each fillet lengthwise into 2 pieces and remove the skin.
3. To serve, place 2 tortillas on each plate. Evenly divide the fish, Cabbage Slaw, Citrus Salsa and Cilantro Crema among the tortillas.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 567 calories; 30 g fat (6 g sat, 17 g mono); 83 mg cholesterol; 45 g carbohydrate; 32 g protein; 9 g fiber; 481 mg sodium; 1,151 mg potassium.

Cilantro Crema
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon minced scallion greens
1 teaspoon seeded and minced serrano chile
1/8 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Combine sour cream, cilantro, scallion greens, chile, salt and pepper in a small bowl until smooth.

Citrus Salsa
3 navel oranges
2 limes
1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon seeded and minced serrano chile
2 teaspoons seasoned rice vinegar
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste

1. With a sharp knife, remove the peel and white pith from oranges and limes and discard. Cut the orange and lime segments from the surrounding membranes and coarsely chop.
2. Gently toss the oranges, limes, cilantro, chile, vinegar, oil, salt and pepper in a large bowl until combined.

From Eatingwell.com

1 comment:

  1. These look really yummy. Will you post the cilantro crema and the citrus salsa recipe too? My husband will adore me forever if I make these. :)
    Meredith

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