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Salmon With Grapefruit Sauce

Garnish the fish with ruby red grapefruit segments mixed with chopped fresh basil to complement the beautiful orange-pink color of the fish. One whole grapefruit equals 2 fruit exchanges or 1/2 fruit exchange per serving.

Type: Fish
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozMinced shallots
  = (or finely-chopped sweet onion)
2 teaspoons 10mlOlive oil
1 teaspoon 5mlSalmon fillet - (16 oz) - cut 4 pieces (large)
3/4 cup 177mlFresh grapefruit juice
  = (preferably pink or ruby red)

Recipe Instructions

Saute the shallots in the oil in a nonstick skillet until tender, about 4 minutes. Add the salmon and grapefruit juice. Cover and simmer over low heat until the salmon is opaque, about 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the salmon to warm serving plates.

Increase the heat and simmer the juices about 2 minutes until reduced to 1/2 cup; pour over the salmon.

This recipe yields 4 servings. Serving size: About 3 1/2 ounces salmon plus 2 tablespoons sauce.

Exchanges Per Serving: 4 Lean Meat, 1/2 Fruit.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 242; Calories from Fat 108; Total Fat 12g; Saturated Fat 2g; Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 56mg; Carbohydrate 8g; Dietary Fiber 1g; Sugars 4g; Protein 25g.

Source:
American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org

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