ROASTED SALMON FILET

Ingredients
1 clove finely chopped fresh garlic
8 sprigs fresh tarragon, thyme or dill
4- 4 oz salmon filet (low-fat salmon - pink, chum or humpback)
non-fat cooking spray

Method
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Lightly spray a large sauté pan with non-fat cooking spray. Heat pan on medium high heat.
3. Add chopped garlic and sweat. Once you can smell the garlic add sprigs of referenced herb and heat until you can smell fragrance of herb.
4. Add salmon filet and brown one side about 2 to 3 minutes.
5. Once one side is browned, turn filet over in pan and place pan directly into preheated oven. Cook salmon for 6 to 8 minutes until medium in temperature, slightly dark pink on the inside of filet. Serve immediately.

Salmon can be high in fat, so be sure to pick one of above-referenced low-fat varieties. Serve over a bed of Jasmine rice or a bed of baby mixed greens.

Yield: 4 servings – 4 oz each

Nutritional Information:
Calories…………….166
Fat ………….............5.5 g
Protein……………. 32 g

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