glazed salmon with cilantro lime jasmine rice -- gluten free + dairy free

happy memorial day weekend!

i've decided to massively limit my eating out. in an effort to save some money for camera equipment, photoshop as well as some other mac software, etc i'm for-going sushi at sushi zanmai this week.

did you hear that? yeah, that loud sound was my heart breaking.

instead, i decided to cook salmon at home - and so i toyed with a few items in the pantry and this is what i came up with. this slightly sweet, slightly spicy salmon was super duper easy to cook up - so if you're looking for a fast fish dish - consider adding this one to your repertoire.

fresh lime, green onion, and cilantro

gorgeous atlantic salmon 

final product

glazed salmon

• 2 salmon fillets
• 1/8 cup maple syrup
• 1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne pepper - according to your heat preference
• 1/8- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes - according to your heat preference
• salt and pepper

turn oven on and set to broil. moving cooking rack to top 1/3 of oven. cover a sheet pan with aluminum foil and coat with light cooking spray. place both salmon fillets on the sheet. in a small bowl combine maple syrup, cayenne pepper and red pepper flakes. coat salmon with mixture, then season with salt and pepper. place under broiler around 8-10 minutes or until fully cooked. keep a watchful eye on these - the sugar in the maple syrup tends to smoke and burn easily.

cilantro lime jasmine rice

• 2 cups cooked jasmine rice
• 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
• 2-3 stalks green onion green portion removed, whites cut into rounds
• 1/2 fresh squeezed lime
• salt and pepper

cook rice according to instruction - you'll want 2 cups of cooked rice in the end. toss cooked rice with cilantro, green onion, lime juice and salt and pepper to taste. 

super fast, fresh and simple - this dish was the perfect way to satiate my appetite for fish, plus it was way more affordable then going out for sushi. i heated up some organic edamame and served that on the side with kosher salt. was a great, refreshing meal! i've got some really good ideas for a fresh tuna poke - so stay tuned. the next time whole foods has some decent looking sushi grade tuna i'll dive into that endeavor. 

for now, so long. have a great long weekend and be sure to stop by these other bloggers websites to check out their fares!

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