A recent mini-vacation to California found Eric & I in Temecula Valley, southern California’s wine country. While visiting a few different wineries, we passed by orange groves, each tree laden with huge juicy oranges. (We stopped on the side of the road by one of the groves to snap the picture which became this month’s header image on my blog site.) Once home, I was inspired to search for recipes using fresh oranges. With a few types of oranges in season right now (and at good prices), it is the perfect time to be experimenting with this popular citrus fruit. And I have a whole stack of delicious sounding recipes I want to try this month!
Andrew was coming over for dinner the night I made this dish. He enjoys eating salmon just as much as Eric & I do. This dish makes a beautiful presentation and tastes even better. And it was easy to put together. And it went together very quickly. All of these attributes contributed to making this a great dish. One that we will be making often!
Orange Salmon with Scallions
Orange Salmon with Scallions (adapted from bhg.com) Makes: 4 servings, Time Required: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 navel oranges
- 2 limes, juiced (1/4 cup)
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 12 scallions, trimmed
- 1 1/4 pound salmon fillets
Prep the oranges & scallions.
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425º F. Juice one orange to get 1/3 cup juice. Cut the remaining orange into wedges. In a small bowl stir together the orange juice, lime juice, soy sauce, ginger, and 2 teaspoons of the oil.
Grate the ginger into the basting mixture.
Drizzle the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish with the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil. Place the scallions and orange wedges in the dish, tossing them with the oil to coat them. Move the scallions & orange wedges to the perimeter of the dish. Place the salmon, skin side down, in the center of the dish. Drizzle the fish with the orange juice mixture.
Baste the salmon with the juice mixture.
Bake the dish for 15 minutes or until the salmon is opaque and starting to flake. Remove the dish from the oven and turn the oven to high on broil. Baste the salmon with the sauce.
Baste the fish after baking it and before broiling it.
Broil the salmon 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 5 to 7 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork and the scallions are beginning to brown, turning the green onions once or twice. Serve the salmon immediately with some scallions.
Serve the salmon with the scallions over some rice, if desired.
Oranges pair well with salmon! ~Linda
Orange Salmon with Scallions (adapted from bhg.com) Makes: 4 servings, Time Required: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 navel oranges
- 2 limes, juiced (1/4 cup)
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 12 scallions, trimmed
- 1 1/4 pound salmon fillets
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425º F. Juice one orange to get 1/3 cup juice. Cut the remaining orange into wedges. In a small bowl stir together the orange juice, lime juice, soy sauce, ginger, and 2 teaspoons of the oil. Drizzle the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish with the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil. Place the scallions and orange wedges in the dish, tossing them with the oil to coat them. Move the scallions & orange wedges to the perimeter of the dish. Place the salmon, skin side down, in the center of the dish. Drizzle the fish with the orange juice mixture.
Bake the dish for 15 minutes or until the salmon is opaque and starting to flake. Remove the dish from the oven and turn the oven to high on broil. Baste the salmon with the sauce. Broil it 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 5 to 7 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork and the scallions are beginning to brown, turning the green onions once or twice. Serve the salmon immediately with some scallions.