• Food
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
• Health
  • Wellness & Prevention
  • Family & Relationships
  • Healthy Eating
  • Ailments
  • Weight Loss & Exercise
• Advice & Know-How
  • The Family Handyman
  • Cleaning & Organizing
  • Family Travel
  • Your Money
• St. Patrick's Day
  • More Holidays
• Jokes & Fun
  • Funny Stuff
  • Jokes
  • Cartoons
  • Photos
  • Submit a Joke
• Sweepstakes
• Games
• Video
  • How To
  • Health
  • Funny
  • Inspiring
  • User Submitted

Salmon with Polenta

More popular than pasta in some areas of Italy, cornmeal-based polenta with tomato sauce gives salmon a Mediterranean feel.

Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes

You Will Need
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tbs. olive oil, divided
1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. pepper
3 cups water
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
6 salmon fillets (6 oz. each)

What to Do
1. In Dutch oven, sauté celery and onion in 1 tbs. oil until tender. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, Italian seasoning, thyme, basil, and pepper. Cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2. In large, heavy saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle boil; slowly whisk in cornmeal. Cook and stir with wooden spoon 15 to 20 minutes or until polenta is thickened and pulls away cleanly from sides of pan.

3. Place flour in large, shallow bowl; coat salmon on both sides. In large skillet, brown salmon in remaining oil. Transfer salmon to tomato mixture; cook, uncovered, 3 to 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve salmon and sauce with polenta.

Yield: 6 servings ($2.63 per serving)

Nutrition Facts: 1 salmon fillet with 1/2 cup polenta and 2/3 cup sauce equals 495 calories, 23 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 100 mg cholesterol, 652 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 38 g protein.

-- R. P., Ripon, California

More Recipes

• Thai Shrimp
• Steak with Chiptole-Lime Chimichurri
• Mango Chicken Curry
• See 10 more ways to bring new flavors to your kitchen

From Reader's Digest - May 2009

 

• Eater's Digest

• Eater's Digest: Ethnic Essentials
• Taste of Home helps you bring other cultures to your dinner table.
• 
• Mango Chicken Curry
• This spicy-and-sweet recipe blends aromatic curry powder and cayenne pepper with fresh mango and coconut milk for a classic Indian dish.
• 
• Thai Shrimp
• It's easy to create distinctive Thai flavors by using prepared chili sauce and fresh gingerroot.
• 
• Steak with Chipotle-Lime Chimichurri
• Chimichurri is a thick herb sauce that's a common condiment in Argentina. The fresh-tasting topping is often used on meat, poultry, and fish.
•