Rancho La Puerta Roasted Salmon with Orange Glaze

Sous Chef Donaciano Chano brings thirty-years of experience to every meal he makes. For the past four years Chano has been the Sous Chef at Rancho La Puerta’s Dining Hall, where he leads a gifted team in carefully crafting healthy and delicious meals. The Roasted Salmon with Sweat Potatoes and Orange Glaze is one of his favorite dishes to prepare. From farm-to-table and sea-to-plate, only the best ingredients get blessed with the sharp edge of Chef Chano’s knives. He works with Executive Chef Denise to create the sweet smoothness of the glaze, and the delectable citrus flavors bring out the best in the seared salmon.

Roasted Salmon with Orange Glaze

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Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 35 minutes minutes

Course: Entrees

Cuisine: Healthy Spa Cuisine

Keyword: Rancho La Puerta, Salmon, Seafood

Servings: 4 Servings

Calories: 404kcal

Courtesy Of: Rancho La Puerta Destination Spa

Rancho La Puerta's Salmon entree marries the rich taste of fish with sweet smoothness of a glaze. The delectable citrus flavors bring out the best in the seared salmon.

Ingredients

FOR THE SALMON

• ▢ 4 (4 oz.) salmon fillets
• ▢ 2 cups orange juice
• ▢ 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
• ▢ 1/2 cup parsley , chopped
• ▢ 2 garlic cloves , minced
• ▢ 1/2 inch ginger root , minced
• ▢ 1/4 cup pineapple , diced
• ▢ Sea Salt
• ▢ Fresh ground black pepper
• ▢ 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

FOR THE MASH

• ▢ 1 pound sweet potatoes
• ▢ 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ Sea Salt and Ground Pepper

FOR THE GARNISH

• ▢ 1 leek , cut into thin strips
• ▢ extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ Fine Pink Salt

Instructions

• Preheat the oven at 400°F. Brush the sweet potatoes with some olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake them whole for 30 minutes or until very soft.
• Once cool to the touch yet still warm, peel and mash the sweet potatoes. Add a tablespoon of olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. If you want the potatoes to have a smoother consistency, whip in ¼ cup of water. Keep the mash warm until serving time.
• In a saucepan combine the orange juice, garlic, ginger and pineapple and bring to a boil. Reduce and simmer for 30 minutes or until having a syrupy texture.
• Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in pan on medium to high heat and sear the salmon fillets on the skin side, about three minutes or until crispy. Turn the fillets and brush a light coat of orange glaze on top.
• Place the pan into the 400° oven to finish cooking for five minutes or until salmon flakes easily.
• Finish the glaze sauce by adding the sun-dried tomatoes and parsley. Blend until smooth.
• To plate: place the salmon on top of the warm sweet potato mash, and spoon glaze on top. Garnish with thin leek strips.

Spa Index Kitchen Notes

For a variation fry leeks slightly in olive oil to give a crispy texture.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 404 kcal (20%) | Carbohydrates: 42 g (14%) | Protein: 28 g (56%) | Fat: 13 g (20%) | Cholesterol: 60 mg (20%) | Sodium: 205 mg (9%) | Potassium: 1184 mg (34%) | Fiber: 5 g (21%) | Sugar: 18 g (20%) | Vitamin A: 36500 IU (730%) | Vitamin C: 63.5 mg (77%) | Calcium: 80 mg (8%) | Iron: 2.2 mg (12%)

About:

Rancho La Puerta Destination Spa has been welcoming guests for more than 70 years, in Baja, Mexico.  Rancho La Puerta translated means “Ranch of the Door.”  A Ranch vacation invites you to “open your door” to a healthier, more balanced life.