Garlic Roasted Salmon & Brussels Sprouts - it really is a match made in heaven. Eating for a healthy heart means trying new wholesome recipes. It also means filling your plate with heart-healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, eating fish a couple times a week, eating healthy fats and limiting unhealthy fats like trans fats, as well as salt. To eat heart friendly also means increasing your fibre intake which can also lower your cholesterol levels.
While it is a fact that no single food is a cure-all for heart health, certain foods have been shown to be able to improve your heart health.
The following recipe focuses on heart friendly ingredients. Roasting salmon on top of Brussels sprouts and garlic, flavoured with wine and fresh oregano, is a meal that is simple enough for a weeknight meal yet sophisticated enough to serve to guests on a weekend.
Ingredients
- 14 large cloves garlic, divided
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Oregano Fresh
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano, divided
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- ¾ teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
- 6 cups Brussels sprouts, trimmed and sliced
- ¾ cup white wine, preferably Chardonnay
- 2 pounds wild-caught salmon fillet, skinned, cut into 6 portions
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Mince 2 garlic cloves and combine in a small bowl with oil, 1 tablespoon oregano, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Halve the remaining garlic and toss with Brussels sprouts and 3 tablespoons of the seasoned oil in a large roasting pan. Roast, stirring once, for 15 minutes.
- Add wine to the remaining oil mixture.
- Remove the pan from oven, stir the vegetables and place salmon on top. Drizzle with the wine mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon oregano and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
- Bake until the salmon is just cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes more.
- Serve with lemon wedges a bed of whole-wheat couscous.