Spice Rubbed Roasted Salmon With Pear And Arugula Salad
This Spice Rubbed Roasted Salmon With Pear And Arugula Salad is so incredibly good and really simple to prepare.
One of the benefits of living in the pacific northwest is the availability of fresh salmon. Salmon is probably one of my favorite types of fish. It is so versatile, with it’s rich meaty texture, it can be prepared so many different ways.
Rubbed with spices and roasted or grilled is one of the easiest and tastiest ways to cook this pink beauty. Cook up a whole side with the skin on. When the salmon is done, you can lift it right off of the skin with a spatula. This will also help keep the salmon moist when roasting in the oven or cooking on the grill.
Salmon cooks quickly (about 12 minutes depending on thickness), so be sure to not overcook it.
I served up this Spice Rubbed Roasted Salmon with a cool, crisp Pear and Arugula Salad and garlic mashed potatoes. Yum!
- 1-1/2 pounds wild sockeye salmon
- olive oil
- fresh lemon wedges
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon ground corriander
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground chipotle powder
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Serve with Asian Pear and Arugula Salad and garlic mashed potatoes or rice pilaf.
Enjoy!
Wine pairings: Oregon Pinot Noir, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Unoaked Chardonnay, Dry Rose’
Being landlocked, it’s hard to get good salmon here. I️ don’t like farm raised, and wild caught can easily be over $20 a pound. But what a grand meal it makes! The salad looks great. I️ make a similar one with candied walnuts. Great photos as always!
Thank you! I don’t care for the farm raised stuff either. It has a different texture and flavor. It’s good to splurge once in a while, though. I was able to get a few meals out of that one side.