Thursday, March 10, 2011

Spice Rubbed Roasted Salmon with Lemon Garlic Spinach

 Ingredients

Salmon:
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 (2 1/4-pound) skinless salmon fillet (or remove skin after roasting)
  • 2 cups thinly sliced onion
  • Cooking spray
Spinach:
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 (6-ounce) packages fresh baby spinach
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Remaining ingredients:
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Lemon wedges (optional)

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400
  2. To prepare salmon, combine first 6 ingredients; rub spice mixture evenly over fish. Place onion in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Place fish on top of onion; bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.
  3. To prepare spinach, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic to pan; cook 1 minute. Add half of spinach; cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add remaining spinach; cook 4 minutes or until wilted, stirring frequently. Sprinkle spinach mixture with rind and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir in juice; remove from heat.
  4. Place salmon on a platter. Arrange onions and spinach evenly around salmon. Sprinkle salmon with chopped fresh cilantro. Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.