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Harissa Baked Salmon

In this baked harissa salmon dish, a wild salmon fillet is topped with a creamy paste flavored with harissa and smoky paprika for a fiery fish dinner.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 380
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1 pound wild salmon fillet
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 thin slices lemon
  • 2 thin slices sweet onion, separated into rings
  • 0.33333334326744 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon harissa
  • 0.25 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon white wine

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Coat the inside of a 9x12-inch baking dish with vegetable oil.
  2. Place salmon fillet into the baking dish; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Arrange lemon slices and onion rings on the salmon.
  3. Mix mayonnaise, lemon juice, harissa, and smoked paprika together in a bowl until well combined; spread on top of salmon, lemon, and onion slices. Drizzle orange juice and wine around salmon.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until salmon is hot and has begun to turn opaque, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the baking dish from the oven, set a broiler rack about 5 inches from the broiler, and turn the broiler on. Broil the fish until nicely browned, about 3 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 25gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 79mgSodium: 278mgSugar: 1g

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