Slow Roasted Salmon

Cucumber-Bell Pepper Salad
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Ingredients

  • 1 navel orange
  • 1 lemon, cut crosswise into rounds
  • 1 (2-lb) salmon fillet
  • ¾ tsp kosher salt, divided
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup reduced-fat olive-oil mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsp whole grain mustard
  • ¼ tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 275°F. Slice half of orange into rounds. Squeeze 2 Tbsp juice from remaining half into a bowl.
  2. Arrange half of orange and lemon slices in a single layer in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Top with salmon, skin side down. Sprinkle with ½ tsp salt. Arrange remaining citrus slices over salmon.
  3. Drizzle with oil; bake 40 to 50 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork or a meat thermometer inserted into center reads 120˚F.
  4. Meanwhile, add mayonnaise, mustard, pepper, and ¼ tsp salt to orange juice in bowl; stir.
  5. Serve lemon mayonnaise with salmon.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp honey
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 2 English cucumbers, cut in half moons 
  • 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 shallot, thinly sliced

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Whisk together vinegar, oil, honey, and salt in a large bowl. Add cucumbers, bell pepper, and shallot: toss.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
359
43
402
Fat (g) 24 2 26
Sat. Fat (g) 4 0 4
Protein (g) 31 1 32
Carb (g) 3 5 8
Fiber (g) 1 2 3
Sodium (mg) 564 161 725
T. Sugs (g) 2 3 5
A. Sugs (g) 0 1 1

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