Cilantro Roasted Salmon

By - Jun 19, 2003

Ingredients:

1 clove garlic
1 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
5 tablespoons olive oil
juice of one lime
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 pounds salmon fillet -- skin on
1 large ripe tomato -- seeded and chopped

Prep:

Preheat oven to 400¡ F. Place the garlic, cilantro, 2 tablespoons of the
olive oil, the lime juice, salt, and pepper in a blender or a food processor.
Processuntil creamy.

Brush a baking pan or sheet with the remaining oil and
place thesalmon in it.

Spread the cilantro mixture on the salmon, scatter the
tomato over it, and sprinkle with a little more salt and pepper.

Bake, uncovered,
until the salmon is done (peek in between the layers of flesh with a thin-bladed
knife), 12 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

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