Healthy Grilled Salmon Recipe
Published on Mar 12 2010, in the categories: Eating plans, Healthy foods, diets, healthy meals
Healthy eating habits and a balanced lifestyle can help you to prevent a lot of diseases and you can control your weight . Despite the fact that nowadays life has a much more faster rhythm and we have less time to take care of our health , we should not forget that we are what we eat and that it has influence on the quality of our lifestyle.
Many times we find it much more simple to go out and grab something to eat in your way even if most of the time we end up eating fast food – such unhealthy food and with a high level of calories . One very healthy aliment is salmon because it contains substance that helps to reduce the risk of heart diseases . Why ? ! The explication is simple : oily fish contains omega-3 fatty acids . These substances help to regulate the frequency of heart beating and also to reduce the level of triglycerides – which are responsible of the high level of cholesterol .

The following recipe is easy to prepare , it takes little time to be ready and it is very healthy and of course it is based on salmon ; I am talking about healthy Grilled Salmon Recipe . The ingredients we need are : 1 pound center-cut salmon , skinned , 2 lemons , thinly sliced and another lemon cut into wedges for design , some mixed fresh herbs and 2 spoons of chopped in another bowl , 1 clove garlic , 1 spoon Dijon mustard . First step is to preheat the grill . Then lay 2 pieces of heavy- duty foil on top and then a rimless baking sheet . After you have to arrange the lemon sliced in the center of the foil into two layers . On top of the lemons , add the mixed herbs . Meanwhile smash the clove garlic and mix it with salt till you form a paste . Add it in a bowl with the chopped herbs and the mustard . Spread the mixture all over the salmon . After place it on the foil . Then slide the foil and salmon off the baking sheet onto the grill . Take care to not disturb the lemon stack . It is important to cover the grill and cook it until the salmon is opaque in the center . The cooking time is about 18 to 24 minutes . After with care transfer the foil and put the salmon back into the baking sheet . For serving , you may cut it into 4 pieces and serve it with the lemon wedges without adding on the plate the lemons and herbs from the grill .

This dish will provide you with 212 calories , only 12 grams of fat, 67 milligrams of cholesterol , 260 milligrams sodium and most important of all you will intake selenium , almost 60% of the daily value , vitamin C , almost 20% of the daily value and it is also an excellent source of omega 3 . So it is a very healthy food for everyone and especially for people with heart problems .
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