Baked Salmon With Pineapple

Salmon is done when its meat flakes slightly.

Salmon is highly nutritious and packed with healthy fats, vitamin D and a high amount of protein. Salmon melds well with a variety of flavors, such as the sweet and tropical taste of pineapple. Pineapple is high in vitamin C and other antioxidants that help fight illness and keep your body healthy. You can serve up a doubly healthy meal by combining these two foods into a deliciously sweet dish. As a bonus, making baked salmon with pineapple requires little preparation time for a quick dinner.

Things You'll Need

• Oven
• 4, 4-oz. salmon fillets
• Butter
• Baking pan
• Canned crushed pineapple with juice
• Spoon
• Aluminum foil

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375-degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Place four 4-oz salmon fillets in a buttered baking pan, approximately 1-inch apart from one another. For best results, the salmon should be fresh, never frozen. However, if frozen, thaw the salmon completely before baking.

3. Open a can of crushed pineapple and pour 1/4 cup of the juice over the salmon fillets.

4. Spoon 1/4 cup of crushed pineapple over each salmon fillet. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil.

5. Place the pan into the preheated oven and cook for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the salmon begins to flake.

6. Serve the salmon fillets covered in crushed pineapple immediately. Drizzle leftover juice from the pan over each fillet for extra moisture.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not use crushed pineapple with heavy syrup as it may burn in the bottom of the pan.

References

• "Cooking With Salmon: The King of Fish"; Jane Bamforth; 2003
• "Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes with the 38 Healthiest Ingredients"; The Editors of Whole Living Magazine; 2010
• "Cooking Basics For Dummies"; Bryan Miller, Marie Rama and Eve Adamson; 2011