spring 2012

roasted salmon with blackberry jalapeno butter sauce.

by kelly april 2, 2012 gluten-free, main dish, recipes

A few musings on fish and seafood…

1. I’m a big fan. But admittedly I don’t buy fish or seafood a lot because it tends to be on the pricier side and my kids don’t really dig it. Probably because I don’t serve it often enough. A vicious cycle.

2. Occasionally I’ll grab some salmon, shrimp, ahi, mahi or halibut when I can find it for $4.99-6.99/lb. Also, I’ve found Costco and those ethnic grocery stores have good prices on their fish and seafood so head there if you’re in the market.

3. If you aren’t a big ham person (as I am, or am not I guess), consider this salmon as part of a festive Easter lunch!

4. Yes, Mom, I’m FINALLY putting a fish recipe on the blog. Can I be your favorite daughter again?

Yes, I used the B word is in this recipe title. But there are healthy fats in the salmon so it’s ok, right?

Maybe they cancel each other out.

This sauce is so good – sweet and spicy and buttery. And super simple to make.

The salmon would be great grilled too! If you have a working bbq. I don’t. Not that I’m bitter or anything.

Enjoy!
Roasted Salmon with Blackberry Jalapeno Butter Sauce

(adapted from Heather Christo, serves 4)

What You’ll Need:

2 pounds salmon fillet

olive oil

sea salt and pepper

1 1/2 cups red wine

1 1/2 cups blackberries

1 jalapeno pepper, minced

3 tablespoons sugar

6 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon sea salt

Instruction

For the Salmon:

Turn oven on to broil. Place salmon on a baking sheet and brush with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through.

For the Blackberry Jalapeno Butter Sauce:

While salmon is cooking, heat wine over medium-high heat until boiling and reduce by half. Add blackberries, reduce heat to low and cook 10 minutes. Add jalapeno and sugar and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the butter until sauce is thickened and shiny. I mashed up the blackberries a bit to make the sauce a littler thicker. Add salt and check for taste. Pour on top of salmon fillets and serve immediately.

TOTAL: $13.75 or $2.29 per serving.

Wondering how on earth I arrived at these costs? Take a look at my shopping guide to show see what I pay for items, per serving, etc.

Nutrition:

424 calories per serving

26 grams of fat

11 carbs

26 grams protein

If you give it a try, have any pics to share, or have a recipe you’d like me to “frugalize” let me know! Find me on Facebook or Twitter.

from the comments, back then.

Jennifer M. april 3, 2012

Ok, now I’m intrigued. I haven’t been much of a fish person my whole life – probably for the same reasons as your kids But I know that I should be eating more, especially salmon. Your blackberry sauce might actually get me to try it.

And don’t worry about the butter. A little butter never hurt anyone

thekalechronicles april 4, 2012

I love blackberries. I am going to save this recipe to try during blackberry season.

Renee april 13, 2012

Kel, I just bought salmon without anything particular in mind. I’ll try this as it looks delicious! Thanks for adding to the variety of our dinner table.

Laura june 12, 2012

Made this tonight! It was so awesome!

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