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Salmon with Cranberry Pistachio Sauce

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 15, 2010
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Wanting a festive new way to serve salmon? Try a quick broiled version with a ruby red holiday sauce.

Salmon with Cranberry Pistachio Sauce

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

Cranberry Pistachio Sauce

  • 1 pound fresh cranberries
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 jar (10 ounces) red currant jelly
  • 1/2 cup chopped pistachio nuts

Salmon

  • 2-pound salmon fillet
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Chopped pistachio nuts, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 2-quart saucepan, mix cranberries, sugar, orange juice and jelly. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 20 minutes, skimming off any foam that collects on surface. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup nuts; keep warm.
  • Step 
    2
    Set oven control to broil. Spray broiler pan rack with cooking spray. Place fish, skin side down, on rack in broiler pan. Mix lime juice, butter and salt; pour over fish.
  • Step 
    3
    Broil with top 4 inches from heat 8 to 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Top fish with sauce. Sprinkle with nuts.

Nutrition

450 Calories
12g Total Fat
22g Protein
68g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
450
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
0%
Saturated Fat
2g
0%
Cholesterol
65mg
0%
Sodium
320mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
68g
0%
Dietary Fiber
4g
0%
Protein
22g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 4 1/2 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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