Almond-Chili Salmon

OK! just as promised, here's the first recipe to hit the blog and for those of you who have had dinner here you know there's more tricks up the sleeve!

this one is pretty "standard" fare in the Darrah household, if we have to cook salmon in the oven quick and easy this one works great!


A pound or so of salmon ( figure about 10 oz per person, unless you really like salmon, then get the whole side!)
set your oven to HI broil and set the top grate within a few inches of the top.

1/4 cup chopped almonds
2 TBS chili powder or red chili flakes (this depends on how hot you like things- you want dried chilis, otherwise the crust isn't crusty)
Salt/pepper
Coconut oil (olive oil works just as well but the coconut gives it a nice flavor)

we had a side of steamed broccoli and boiled new potatoes with rosemary to accompany...


Season the fish (skin down) with the S+P, drizzle with a bit of coconut oil, mix the chilis and almond with a bit of oil and pat firmly on top of the fish.

broil for 8 min. per inch of fish (thickest part, less if it's less than an inch - good rule of thumb for broiling most fish) or until it looks translucent pink, then pull it out and let it sit for 5 minutes or so while you plate everything-you don't want to overcook this otherwise it's a waste to buy salmon! 
This works just as well with steelhead.....

nice and healthy, tasty and quick!


Enjoy!