Salmon With Citrus
By: Emily Heston
Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 11:35pm

Ingredients




2 large salmon fillets with high oil content (preferably from 
2 large cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 1 large lime 
medium Juice of 2  oranges
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 grinds black pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
1/2 cup olive oil
3 scallions, chopped
2 pink grapefruit, thinly sliced

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees, place a rack in the center of the oven. 2 To remove bones from the salmon, run your finger, with slight pressure, along the ridge of the salmon, remove bones using kitchen tweezers or needlenose pliers. 3 Mix together all ingredients except the grapefruit slices in a large, oven proof dish. 4 Lie fillets flesh side down and allow to marinade for 30 minutes. 5 Flip fillets over, spoon marinade over the top. 6 Place grapefruit slices over the top of the fish fillets. 7 Place in heated oven and cook for 20 minutes.

About


The flavorful acidity of this trio of citrus is perfect with the oily salmon.   Using the marinade as a poaching liquid allows one to make this elegant salmon dish with ease. The pink grapefruit slices look splendid against the salmon.  After cooking, remove grapefruit slices.   Cut the salmon into 1- 1/2 inch sections.  Garnish the platter with grapefruit slices and sprigs of cilantro.  Pour a couple of tablespoons of cooked marinade over each slice of salmon before serving.