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Seared Salmon on Herbed Mashed Peas

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Low Carb and Diabetic friendly, this springboards from British "Mushy Peas".

Yield: 4 Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: EnglishMain Ingredient: Salmon

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 4
1 teaspoonButter
1 cupleek; - thinly sliced
1/4 cupWater
1 10-ounce packagegreen peas; thawed
1 tablespoonfresh basil; = chopped
2 tablespoonlemon juice; - fresh squeezed
2 teaspoonfresh tarragon; - chopped
1/2 teaspoonsalt; divided
1/2 teaspoonblack pepper; divided
4 mediumsalmon fillets; (6-ounce)
Cooking; spray
Lemon; wedges

Seared Salmon on Herbed Mashed Peas Preparation

Heat butter in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add leek; cook

5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add water and peas; cook

5 minutes or until peas are tender. Place pea mixture in a food

processor. Add basil, juice, and tarragon; process until smooth, adding

more water if necessary. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon

pepper; keep warm. Sprinkle salmon with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and

remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high

heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add salmon, skin side down, and cook

for 6 minutes or until golden. Turn, and cook for 8 minutes or until fish

flakes easily with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Serve

salmon over warm mashed peas. Garnish with lemon wedges, if desired.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 salmon fillet and about 1/2 cup mashed

peas)

Nutrition Per Serving Calories 393(46% From Fat); Fat 19.9g (Sat 4.4g,Mono

7g,Poly 6.9g); Protein 38g; Cholesterol 103mg; Calcium 54mg; Sodium 482mg;

Fiber 3.5g; Iron 2.2mg; Carbohydrate 13.8g

Notes

You may need to thin the pureed pea mixture; add one tablespoon of water at a time until you achieve the desired consistency. I served it alongside vegetable pasta with hebal pesto

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Calories Per Serving: 914
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Seared Salmon on Herbed Mashed Peas Reviews

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You may need to thin the pureed pea mixture; add one tablespoon of water at a time until you achieve the desired consistency. I served it alongside vegetable pasta with hebal pesto
[I posted this recipe.]
7 years, 5 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Low Sugar
  2. Diabetic
  3. Low-Carb
  4. Low-fat
  5. Grill
  6. Simple - Easy
  7. Main Dish
  8. Brunch
  9. English
  10. Salmon
  11. Dinner
  12. Fall
  13. Fresh

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