Pan-Seared Salmon with Orange Vinaigrette Seafood Recipe

Pan-Seared Salmon With Orange Vinaigrette Seafood Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 6-ounce salmon steaks or fillets (6 to 8 ounces each)
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons red onion — minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon honey-dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 cup fat free Italian salad dressing
• 4 teaspoons fresh cilantro — chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and pepper — to taste.

Method

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF
2. Lightly season the salmon fillets or steaks with salt and pepper
3. Heat an oven-proof saute pan 2 minutes, then add 1 tablespoon of olive oil
4. Sear the salmon fillets/steaks on one side for 2 to 3 minutes
5. Turn salmon fillets/steaks over and place the entire pan into the oven
6. Bake 4 to 8 minutes, or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork
7. To serve, make a 1 ounce pool of the Orange Vinaigrette Sauce in the center of 4 plates
8. Top with a salmon fillet/steak and garnish with 1 teaspoon of chopped cilantro
9. Orange Vinaigrette Sauce: Cook orange juice in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until it is reduced to the consistency of syrup (makes about 1/4 cup); let cool slightly
10. Place onion, lime juice, mustard and chili powder in a blender; add cooled syrup
11. Blend 30 seconds
12. Then, with blender running, slowly drizzle in the salad dressing so that the mixture emulsifies
13. Taste, adding salt and pepper as needed; hold aside

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