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Baked Salmon with Asparagus
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By Parisa Z. Ambwani, Resident since 1983
Serves 4 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a small rectangular ovenproof Pyrex dish
• 2 pounds wild (king) salmon fillets
• ½ cup plain strained yogurt
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 dash saffron (optimal)
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt OR to taste
• 1 dash black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1-pound asparagus spears
• 4 cups Basmati rice, cooked
• Garnish: 1 thinly sliced lemon
Place the salmon in a flat dish. Mix next five ingredients (yogurt, curry powder, saffron, salt and black pepper.) Pour yogurt-curry mixture over the salmon to marinate, cover and refrigerate for 4 hours prior to cooking. Remove salmon from refrigerator, allow it to come to room temperature and bake in the oven for 5 minutes to partially cook.
In meantime, sauté onions and garlic in heated olive oil until golden brown, set aside and keep warm. Arrange asparagus at the bottom of a Pyrex dish, place partially cooked salmon on top of asparagus. Cover tightly with heavy aluminum foil and continue to bake for another 6-8 minutes or until done. The salmon is cooked when it is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
On a warm serving plate, place rice first, asparagus second and finally salmon. Cover salmon with onions-garlic. Garnish with sliced lemon.
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About Parisa Z. Ambwani: Parisa, a native of Persia who moved to Blackhawk in 1983, has a BA in Fine Arts. Deeply influenced by her mother’s cooking, she has spent three decades writing cookbooks and pairing food with her poetry, philosophy, herbs and spices, and herbal teas. Parisa’s unique cookbooks are known for their merging of useful culinary information with a clear understanding of the relationship with other human beings and with the universe. She has followed this recipe to write and photograph six books that weave her beliefs into caring words on how to live life to the fullest. Learn more by visiting her website, enlightenedrecipes.com
