Fresh salmon fillets are baked on a bed
of vegetables and topped with a fragrant ginger citrus sauce.
Baked
Salmon with Orange-Ginger Sauce
- 2 1/2 inch piece fresh
ginger root
1 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
2 tablespoons fat-free half and half
1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 cups frozen stir fry vegetable blend
2 (4 ounce) salmon fillets
- Preheat oven to 450°F
(230°C).
- Make sauce. Peel ginger
root and slice into 10 slices. Pour orange juice into a small
saucepan. Add SPLENDA® Granulated Sweetener and ginger root.
Bring to a rolling boil over medium high heat. Boil 10-12 minutes
or until orange juice has reduced to approximately 2 tablespoons.
Remove sauce from heat.
- Remove ginger slices using
a fork and discard. Set sauce aside.
- Mix together the half
and half, cornstarch and salt. Set aside. Whisk the softened
butter, one Tbsp. at a time, into the 2 tablespoons of orange
juice. Stir until melted. Add half and half mixture. Stir well.
Place saucepan back on heat. Heat over medium- high heat until
boiling.
- Remove sauce from heat
and mix in a blender 15-20 seconds or until smooth and lighter
in color. Set aside.
Prepare salmon. Place vegetables in an 8x8 inch-baking pan. Place
salmon fillets on top of the vegetables.
- Bake in preheated oven
10 to 15 minutes or until cooked through, but still tender.
- Place vegetables and salmon
on serving plates. Pour sauce over salmon. Serve immediately.
Serve with steamed rice, if desired.
Makes 2 servings.
Nutrition Info Per Serving
(1/2 of recipe): Calories: 440; Calories from Fat: 180; Total
Fat: 20g; Saturated Fat: 8g; Cholesterol: 95mg; Sodium: 440mg;
Total Carbs: 38g; Dietary Fiber: 7g; Sugars: 14g; Protein: 30g;
Exchanges per Serving:
4 Lean Meats, 3 Fats, 1 Vegetable, 1 Fruit
Recipe courtesy of Splenda, Inc. Splenda® is a no-calorie
sweetener made from sugar that is suitable for diabetics. For
more information regarding this product, please call 1-800-777-5363
or visit their website at www.splenda.com.
