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in Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Meal
, photo by Emma Shevtzoff
, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Meal Tandoori salmon with cucumber sauce
This salmon recipe is a snap to put together on a busy weeknight. It takes just a few minutes to prepare, and under 20 minutes to cook. This low-carb dish is anything but ordinary thanks to the deliciously complex tandoori spice blend. Served with a crisp salad and fresh cucumber sauce, this is truly a simple — and fantastic — keto meal.
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Ingredients
Salmon
- 1½ lbs 650 g salmon, boneless fillet, portionedsalmon, boneless fillets, portioned
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp tandoori seasoning
- ½ tsp ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp olive oil or melted coconut oil
Cucumber sauce
- 2 2 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- ½ ½ lime, juice onlylimes, juice only
- ½ (51⁄3 oz.) ½ (150 g) cucumber, shredded
- ¾ cup (4¾ oz.) 180 ml (140 g) Greek yogurt (4% fat)
- ½ tsp ½ tsp salt
Crispy salad
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Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Place the salmon in a baking dish. Mix the tandoori seasoning and salt with the oil in a small bowl and brush it over the salmon. Bake in the oven for 15–20 minutes or until the salmon flakes easily with a fork.
- Mix the garlic, lime juice, shredded cucumber (squeeze out some of the water from the cucumber if you want a thicker sauce), and yogurt in a bowl. Taste for seasoning and add salt if needed.
- For the salad, chop the vegetables. Combine with lettuce in a serving bowl. Drizzle with lime juice.
- Serve the salmon with the salad and top with cucumber sauce.
Tip!
Ready for some DIY? You can make your own tandoori seasoning with the spices that you already have on hand. Start with equal parts ground ginger, ground coriander, cumin, turmeric, paprika, salt, and cayenne. Adjust the flavors to your liking. For even more warmth, try a dash of nutmeg, cloves, or cinnamon.
69 comments
Salmon, chicken and pork all have 0g carbs (well, a trace) so it won't affect the carb count of the meal.
I bet chicken would work really well in this recipe!
The "Instructions" clarify that they're for 4 people because some of our recipes specify baking dish size, oven temp and/or time. In many cases, if you make more or less, you will need to choose the appropriate size dish to bake it in. All of the recipes have the option to set the number of servings above the list of ingredients. If you're cooking for one person and need 1 dinner + 1 lunch, you will want to set that to 2 servings.
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Just one comment, in the method it refers to arugula (which i had to Google as it is called rocket in the UK) but in the ingredients it says Romaine lettuce. I bought Romaine so that's what I used. Rocket might have been too much flavour?
The sauce is amazing, next time I will making this with saour cream.
I am so glad you enjoyed this one!!
The avocado adds fat and a bit of carbs to the meal along with a different texture. You might try pecans or goat cheese.