Poached Salmon
Prep time: 30 minutes
Source: Adopted from Dr.
Weil.com
Ingredients:
- Salmon filets (allow 6 ounces per person)
- 1 carrot, sliced
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 stalk celery, sliced
- 2 slices lemon
- Several sprigs of parsley
- 6 bay leaves (Turkish, or 1/2 of a California bay leaf)
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup dry white wine
- Juice of half a lemon
Nutrients per serving:
Calories: 245.3, Protein: 36.3 grams, Fat: 10.0 grams
, Saturated Fat: 2.1 grams
Monounsat Fat: 3.6 grams, Polyunsat Fat: 3.3 grams, Carbohydrate: 0.0
grams
Fiber: 0.0 grams, Cholesterol: 75.6 mg, Vitamin A: 168.0 IU, Vitamin E:
1.1 mg/IU
Vitamin C: 1.7 mg, Calcium: 60.5 mg, Magnesium: 52.1 mg
Recipe:
1. Cut the salmon filets into individual portions if necessary.
2. Place in a large skillet the carrot, onion, sliced celery, lemon, parsley and bay leaves.
3. Add the fish, cold water to cover, salt to taste, the wine and the lemon juice. Bring the water to a boil, uncovered.
4. Adjust heat to simmer and let fish cook for 5 minutes.
5. Turn off the heat and leave fish undisturbed for 10
minutes. Then remove it carefully to a serving platter; the salmon will
be perfectly done. It is delicious served either hot or cold.