Rev: Lime Marinated Broiled Salmon (CL 05/03)

[masimmons]

We are on a salmon kick lately and made this last night. It was very tasty & quick to put together. I would caution not to over marinate since the soy sauce can quickly over power the fish (or most anything else.) We think the marinade would be good on tuna or chicken as well. Not sure which we prefer - this recipe of the cover recipe; guess we'll have to try them again!

[Peggy]

Mary Ann,

Could I trouble you (or another kind soul) to post this recipe? We were planning on having salmon tonight for dinner and I wanted to try something new. Unfortunately, the May issue hasn't arrived in my section of Northern CA yet. Thanks so much!

Peggy

[Terrytx]

here it is Peggy


* Exported from MasterCook *

Lime-Marinated Broiled Salmon

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Seafood

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
2 cloves garlic, chopped
4 (6 ounce) skinless salmon fillets (about 1 inch
thick)
coking spray
4 lime wedges

Place first 4 ingredients ina blender; process until smooth. Pour into a large zip-top plastic bag. Add salmon, and seal and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, turning bag occasionally.

Preheat broiler.

Remove salmon from bag, discarding marinade. Place salmon on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray; broil 8 minutes. Turn, and broil an additional 4 minutes or until until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve with lime wedges.

281 cal, 13.1g fat, 36.8g pro, 7.9g carb, 0.1g fiber, 87mg chol, 0.8mg iron, 414mg sod, 25mg calc.

Source:
"Cooking Light-5/03"

[Peggy]

Bless you, Terry! Thank you sooo much!

Peggy

[Terrytx]

enjoy

[madpots]

Thanks for posting this recipe. I have been wanting some salmon and my May CL hasn't come. I would agree not to marinate it too long or won't the lime juice cook the salmon?

[Peggy]

I made this for dinner tonight. The only change we made was that we BBQ'ed it instead of broiling. (Thanks goodness the rain held off until we were seated for dinner!!!) The salmon was delicious! I ended up marinating it for over 2 hours without any ill effects. It was one of those nights where the phone kept ringing while I was making dinner... Anyway, the flavor was great...on the mild side with a slight tang from the lime juice. I would definately recommend this and will make it again this summer.

Peggy

[masimmons]

One of the pieces of salmon we cooked was pretty thin - a tail section. It really picked up the soy sauce and we marinated the salmon for just over an hour. I didn't use low-salt soy sauce and that may make a difference??? We thought it would be great cooked on the grill as well.

[Peggy]

I did use the low-sodium soy sauce. That probably did make the difference in the flavor. Good recipe!

Peggy

[masimmons]

Thanks Peggy for that info. I guess I didn't think it would make that much difference. I liked what we made, but the thinner piece could have been too salty for some I suspect.

I'll have to get some of the reduced sodium soy sauce the next time I'm out.

[hrk]

We made this for dinner last night and thought it was a great complement to the salmon and a very easy and quick dish. Let it marinade for just over an hour, we did use low sodium soy sauce and we also BBq'd it. The lime flavor was just enough to taste it but not overpower the flavor of the salmon. Definitely another great way to cook salmon and a great summer recipe.

[yorkshirepud]

Does you guys think this would work on another fish? I don't like salmon. Tuna steaks perhaps?

Thanks. YP

[masimmons]

I definitely think it would be good on tuna. Maybe other 'stronger' fish as well.

[penguin]

Any brilliant ideas on a good side dish for this? Would the Garlic-Cheese Grits (also from May) go well with this or is that a wierd combo?

[yorkshirepud]

Originally posted by penguin
Any brilliant ideas on a good side dish for this? Would the Garlic-Cheese Grits (also from May) go well with this or is that a wierd combo?

There's a rule, but who says you have to follow it , that seafood and cheese shouldn't be on the same plate. That hasn't stopped me topping my shrimp risottos with parmesan, but I'm not sure about the grits.

It might go nice with mashed potatoes infused with kaffir lime leaves and cilantro. You could boil the potatoes with the lime leaves to bring out the flavour and then pull them out. Mash as you would and then throw in some cilantro, and maybe even a chopped chili, and stir.

Mmm ... I think I just found my side anyway!

masimmons, good I'm glad it'll work with the tuna. I plan to get some on Sunday.

[Shirley Panek]

Does anybody know if I could substitute lemons for the lime? Although I really want to make this for dinner tonight, I don't think I have any limes (or if I do, they're probably all shriveled and dried up in Vegetable Bin Purgatory), but I do have a lot of lemons. Would the lemon be too strong?

TIA!

[Peggy]

Originally posted by penguin
Any brilliant ideas on a good side dish for this? Would the Garlic-Cheese Grits (also from May) go well with this or is that a wierd combo?

That is exactly what I served the salmon with!! I thought the combination was great. We must have great minds!!!

Peggy

[Peggy]

Originally posted by Shirley Panek
Does anybody know if I could substitute lemons for the lime? Although I really want to make this for dinner tonight, I don't think I have any limes (or if I do, they're probably all shriveled and dried up in Vegetable Bin Purgatory), but I do have a lot of lemons. Would the lemon be too strong?

TIA!

Shirley,

I think it would probably be fine with the lemon. The lime taste was subtle but definately present. Give it a try and let us know!

Peggy

[Shirley Panek]

Thanks, Peggy! I was going to try it anyway and post my review. Glad to know someone else thinks it would be okay.

[Goldie]

Another vote for this recipe - it's a keeper! Something about the mix of flavors in the marinade and the salmon just match each other very well. (Not that you couldn't use for other fish.) DH requested that I keep this recipe to use again (a rare occurrence).

I didn't bother to blend the marinade since I didn't see the point. Worked fine. Faster too I marinated at room temp for 1 hour.

[chefjon]

As a side, DW and I love fresh roasted asparagus. Just snap the tough ends off the asparagus, peel, coat with cooking spray and bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes or until tender. Yum!

[masimmons]

Will you let us know how the tuna works out?

[Shirley Panek]

I made this over the weekend using lemon juice instead of lime. (As I suspected my limes were pitiful, wrinkled old men with brown spots cowering in the bottom of the vegetable bin).

Very good flavor (I did use low-sodium soy sauce), and I'll definitely make it again. We eat a lot of salmon in our house, so one of these days I'll get around to using lime juice.

[WWShannon]

Welp, I made this great dish this evening. How quick and easy, not to mention quite tasty. I loved the marinade and will plan to try it out on chicken. Yum! Yum! I left the skin on the salmon which made it much easier to broil. The salmon was moist and tender and no bones. Yea!!!!!! I plan to keep this one in my home collection, for sure.
Shannon

[Terrytx]

Another thumbs up here. I used catfish cause that's what I had and grilled it-YUM. I served it with (sort of) Double Potato and Halloumi Bake posted a while ago by gertdog, and Black-Eyed Peas with Greens (CL-5/03). The potatoes were a big hit, and I wouldn't hesitate to make that again. The peas with greens was pretty good also, but nothing very special.

[1MegMeg]

I made this for dinner last night and we loved it! I followed the recipe exactly and I thought the flavor was perfect - not too salty from the soy sauce, just enough flavor. I left the skin on (it made it easier to flip while broiling) and peeled it off after the fish was cooked.

A great easy meal for weeknights!

[eas11]

Used this recipe last night to marinade Halibit before grilling. Very good flavor addition to the mild flavored fish.
Also grilled baby bok choy- YUM!