Tangerine Infused Salmon

Tangerine Infused Salmon

Following on the theme of six packs and fish oils from my previous blog, here is a delicious and natural way to get those all important Omega 3's!  I love mixing sweet and savoury.  This is my absolute favourite way to prepare salmon!

Tangerine salmon prepared for the oven

Salmon 101

People often have questions about what kind of salmon you should look for in the shops.   Essentially, there are two categories: wild salmon, which is often labeled Alaskan, and farmed salmon, often labeled Atlantic.  Wild salmon generally tends to be firmer, and less fatty than farmed salmon, due to differences in diet.  Wild salmon is also has deeper coloured flesh and is richer in taste.  Nutritionally, the difference between wild and farmed salmon in terms of protein and fat content is quite small.  However, different countries have different fish farming regulations, and there can be problems with fish developing in waters highly polluted with waste and antibiotics.  I am a huge supporter of sustainable fish farms when done responsibly, and it is fine to let personal budgets and taste dictate whether you buy wild or farmed.  Personally, if budget weren’t an issue, I would buy Coho salmon (wild variety) as often as possible.  This is because it is a smaller fish than wild Alaskan salmon, will therefore contain less PCB’s.   The best thing to do is to strike up a conversation with your fishmonger, and ask about the life of the salmon you are about to buy (origin, freshness, have any dyes been used, etc).  If they don’t know, then move on.

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min

Ingredient/Tools:
• 4 fillets (4 oz) of fresh, wild caught salmon
•3 tangerines
•1 tbsp brown sugar
•cinnamon (to taste)
•garlic salt (to taste)
•pepper (to taste)

Directions

1.      Preheat oven to broil

2.      Arrange salmon on a baking sheet lined with foil for easy clean up

3.      Peel the tangerines.  Using the segments from the first 2 tangerines, squeeze the juice over the 4 fillets

4.      Spread the 1 tbsp of brown sugar evenly among the fillets, then sprinkle with cinnamon, garlic salt, and pepper to taste

5.      Place the used tangerine segments and the fresh segments from the third tangerine on top of the fillets

6.      Place fillets in the over for 7-8 minutes close to the source of heat.  Do NOT over cook

Enjoy!  That six pack is on the horizon!