Walnut and Herb-Stuffed Salmon with Spicy Tahini Sauce
Need a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course? Walnut and Herb-Stuffed Salmon with Spicy Tahini Sauce could be a super recipe to try. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 380 calories, 33g of protein, and 25g of fat. Head to the store and pick up walnuts, salmon fillets, flat-leaf parsley, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Prepare the salmon fillets bytrimming the extra thin belly part. Use tweezers to pull outany bones. Blot dry and sprinkle half of the cinnamon on themeat side of each fillet and set aside to make the filling.
In a food processor, place the walnuts, garlic, cilantro, parsley,lemon juice and zest, chilies, paprika, cumin, cinnamon,olive oil, salt and pepper. Pulse a couple of times until all theingredients are chopped. Don't overprocess—try to keep aslightly coarse texture.
Place one fillet skin side down on a working surface and placeenough of the spicy walnut filling to fully coat the fish. Coverwith the other fillet skin side up. Using the kitchen twine,gently tie up the fish to ensure the filling stays in place.
Drizzleolive oil in the baking dish and put in the prepared fillet,drizzling a little more oil on top. Season with salt and pepper.
Bake for about 20–25 minutes until done.
Serve with tabbouleh and spicy tahini sauce on the side to drizzle overthe cooked fish.