Baked Salmon with Tropical Rice

SUBMITTED BY: Joanna

"This baked salmon preparation is an appealing low calorie main dish. Seasoned with brown sugar, cilantro and lemon-pepper, and paired with white rice flavored with mangos, cilantro, and lemon zest, it makes a satisfying meal."

PREP TIME	25 Min
COOK TIME	12 Min
READY IN	37 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 4 servings

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INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons cracked coriander seed
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
1 (1 pound) fillet fresh salmon
1 tablespoon melted butter
2 cups cooked white or brown rice
1 mango, peeled, pitted and diced
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon peel

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DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Lightly grease a shallow 9x13 baking dish.
Combine the coriander seed, brown sugar, and lemon-pepper seasoning in a small bowl, and blend well.
Place the salmon fillet skin side down in the prepared baking dish. Brush top and sides of fillet with the butter. Sprinkle the fish evenly with the coriander spice mixture, gently pressing it into the fish.
Stir the mango, cilantro, and lemon peel into the rice. Spoon the rice mixture around the fish in the baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, 4 to 6 minutes per 1/2 inch thickness. Cut the fish into 4 pieces. Divide rice between 4 serving plates and place the fish on top.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2007 by Zeke

We love this so much because it is so simple and taste. I did not have coriander seed so I did not use it.

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Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2008 by Amber

This was good but would have been better with a few alterations. Mainly, I wouldn't have baked the rice with the fish. My rice was cooked and when I put it in with the fish it ended up getting rather crispy in the oven. I would mix the rice and heat it up on the stove to mix in the flavors and then serve the fish on top.

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Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2008 by thistle53597

Next time I'll cut WAY back on the coriander. It was overwhelming. I didn't make the rice as directed. My mango wasn't ripe enough and my rice wasn't cooked, so I added about 1/2 cup of mango chutney, some peach mango juice, and a tiny can of pineapple tidbits (juice and all) to the raw rice and adjusted the cooking water accordingly. The family loved it.

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