Chia Seed Crusted Salmon

Hi all! I experimented last night with a salmon recipe and tweaked it quite a bit and this is what I came up with. Sadly, I neglected to take a picture of this beauty whole before I cut it up and put it in some wild rice/quinoa blend, but trust me, it was beautiful! Happy eating!

Ingredients:
1 tsp chia seeds
1/4 tsp celery powder (not salt)
1/2 tsp lemon zest (or dried lemon rind from Penzeys)
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp oil, such as olive or coconut oil
1 egg white, lightly whisked
4-6 oz salmon fillet

Directions:

  1. Preheat Broiler
  2. In a small bowl, combine chia seeds, celery powder, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Drizzle in oil and stir, set aside.
  3. In a shallow bowl, whisk egg white until frothy. Dip salmon filet in egg white, then transfer filet to an oiled baking sheet. Press seed mixture thickly on top of fillet.
  4. Broil salmon filet about 6″ below broiler for 8 minutes. Transfer file to a serving plate and serve!

I actually cut mine up to bite size pieces and mixed it in with 1/4 cup cooked TruRoots wild rice/quinoa blend that I love to get from Costco. It was a well balanced, heart healthy meal. Next time, I’ll throw in a few pieces of broccoli to round it out even better!

Stats:
Makes 1 serving
Based on 6 oz fillet:

Nutrition Facts
Servings 1.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 329
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 20 g 30 %
Saturated Fat 8 g 40 %
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 85 mg 28 %
Sodium 70 mg 3 %
Potassium 637 mg 18 %
Total Carbohydrate 2 g 1 %
Dietary Fiber 2 g 7 %
Sugars 0 g
Protein 36 g 72 %
Vitamin A 2 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 3 %
Iron 6 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA

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