Tuesday, April 28, 2015

MAIN DISH: GRILLED SALMON SCAMPI(click here to print)

GRILLED SALMON SCAMPI
~ serves 4 ~
4 (6 to 8 oz.) pieces wild salmon, grilled just until flaky
4 cups cooked spaghetti squash noodles
2 cups freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
4 Tablespoons capers
 homemade scampi sauce (recipe below)
lots of fresh lemon wedges for squeezing over the top of the fish
fresh basil and lemon thyme sprigs
sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
homemade scampi sauce:
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 Tablespoons finely chopped green onion
3 teaspoons freshly minced garlic
1/3 cup dry white wine
2 to 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 Tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
Heat butter and olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook for one minute or just until the onion and garlic is lightly golden and fragrant. Add the white wine and lemon juice. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until sauce has slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon zest and parsley.
To serve:
For each serving: Place 1 cup of noodles in each of 4 serving size pasta bowls. Top with some of the scampi sauce, a generous amount of fresh Parmesan cheese, a piece of grilled salmon, 1 Tablespoon of the capers, fresh basil and thyme sprigs, salt and pepper, and a few lemon wedges for squeezing over the fish.

Note: this would also be good using zoodles(zucchini noodles made with a spiralizer)

For nutritional values, click here

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