Spiced Salmon With Shiitake Mushroom Relish

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 4 salmon fillets
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 3 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh lemon rind
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 lb fresh shiitake mushrooms or 1/2 lb oyster mushroom, sliced
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 chili peppers or 2 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped (and de-seeded if you want a milder dish)
• 4 small tomatoes, preferrably vine-ripened,chopped and seeded
• 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 cup fresh herb, finely chopped (i use a parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme mixture but you can adjust to your tastes and what you hav)
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 combine brown sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, chili powder, lemon rind, cumin and salt in a bowl.
• 3 splash a bit of lemon juice over each piece of fish and then rub the spice mixture all over the fish.
• 4 place in a dish and bake for 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• 5 while that's cooking you can make the relish.
• 6 in a bowl, toss the mushrooms, tomatoes, chili peppers, garlic, onion, salt and pepper with 2 tablespoons of the oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
• 7 heat the remaining oil in a small pan and fry the mushroom mixture for about five minutes or until cooked through and the tomatoes have softened.
• 8 put in a bowl, draining off any excess juices, and add the herbs, vinegar and lemon juice to the mushroom mixture.
• 9 season to taste with salt and pepper, before serving alongside the salmon with some basmati rice.