Diabetic Recipes

Slow-Baked Salmon with Lime-Mustard Coating


(makes 4 servings)

1 teaspoon (5 ml) lime zest
2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
1 tablespoon (15 g) dry bread crumbs
1 tablespoon (15 g) finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 teaspoons (10 ml ) mustard seeds
juice of large 1 lime
1 teaspoon (5 ml) Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon (0.6 ml) sugar substitute
4 5-ounce (150 g) skinless salmon fillets
freshly ground pepper
  1. Preheat oven to 250° F.
  2. In a bowl combine the lime zest, olive oil, bread crumbs, parsley, mustard seeds, lime juice, Dijon mustard, and sugar substitute. Place the salmon fillets in baking dish, skinned sides down and sprinkle with pepper. Place some of the lime coating on each fillet.
  3. Bake the salmon for 25- 30 minutes until done. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Per serving: 282 calories (54% calories from fat), 29 g protein, 17 g total fat (2.4 g saturated fat), 3 g carbohydrates, 1 g dietary fiber, 78 mg cholesterol, 109 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges: 4 lean protein, 1 fat