Cajun Salmon Fillets

LUv 2 BaKE's Note:

This is almost the only way I eat salmon. Note: I find this dish spicier when baked than when grilled. I use a frozen wild whole salmon fillet cut into about 6 pieces; feel free to use fresh salmon or whatever cut you like. If using salmon steaks, I would brush the seasoning on both sides.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , minced
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ¾ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon dried mustard
• ½ teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 800 g boneless salmon fillets , whole, frozen, skin on

Directions:

1. Thaw salmon; cut salmon into desired number of pieces; place skin down on a large tray or baking sheet.
2. Combine oil and spices, spread on top of salmon fillet.
3. Grill on barbeque till done, about 15-20 minutes or bake in a 400F 15-20 minutes.
4. Remove skin prior to serving.

Reviews

[mariahswind]

This was ultra easy but I found the spicy flavour didn't enhance the salmon. It would be more suited to a plainer fish that needs jazzing up... not fish I paid $24.99 kg for. It may be because I used about 350g of fresh tasmanian salmon to the same amount of mixture in this recipe.

[**Jubes**]

Quick and easy to prepare-5 mins mixing the seasoning and then into the oven. Great salmon doesn't get any easier than this. 20 minutes in a 200C. oven. Perfect. Thanks for sharing a great simple recipe :)

[ckmclements]

Very tasty and easy to prepare for just 2 people! I used frozen Schwan's Alaskan salmon fillets and they worked out really well; perfect size, skin already removed, easy to defrost. Even though they weren't steaks I brushed the seaoning on both sides anyway, which just added to the flavor.