Spicy baked salmon
Bite sized pieces from a salmon fillet are marinated in a wonderful combination of warm spices and herbs, wrapped in a parcel and baked.
Ingredients
- 500 gms salmon fillet cut into bite sized pieces
For the marinade
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp roasted and coarsely ground cumin
- 5 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- ½ tsp brown sugar
- a pinch of turmeric powder
- a large pinch of ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp crushed red chillies
- 1½ tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix together all the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl.
- Add the fish and rub the pieces with the marinade so that they are evenly coated.
- Cover and leave to marinate for half an hour.
- Pre heat the oven at 200 deg C.
- Line a baking dish with foil, leaving enough hanging on the sides to cover the fish and seal completely.
- Arrange the pieces of fish on the lined baking dish in a single layer and top with the extra marinade.
- Pull over the extra foil to cover the fish and pinch the edges to seal it and make a parcel.
- Place the dish in the centre of the pre heated oven and bake for about 25-30 minutes or till the fish flakes easily, and is nicely cooked. (See notes below)
- Serve hot as a side dish.
Notes
- While opening the parcel, be careful, as the trapped steam will gush out.