Roasted Salmon on Spicy Lentils
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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Spicy Lentils
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup seeded finely diced red bell pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 cup green French lentils, rinsed and sorted over for stones
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
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Salmon
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1⁄2 lbs salmon fillets, with skin (center cut)
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Lentils--heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the onion and bell pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook until it is fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the chili powder, cumin, and coriander, and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in the lentils, then the stock.
- Bring to a boil; decrease the heat to med-low and cover.
- Simmer until the lentils are tender, about 30 minutes.
- During the last 5 minutes, stir in the salt.
- Meanwhile, position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400°.
- Lightly oil a large rimmed baking sheet.
- Lightly oil the salmon flesh and season with salt and pepper.
- Place the salmon on the baking sheet, skin side down.
- Cut the salmon vertically into 4 serving portions, but do not separate the pieces.
- Roast until the salmon shows the barest sign of pink when pierced in the thickest part with the tip of a knife, about 10 minutes.
- Divide the lentils evenly among 4 soup bowls.
- Top each with a portion of the salmon, and serve hot.
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