Roasted Salmon And Rhubarb

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb rhubarb, cut into 1/4 inch pieces (about 3 1/2 cups)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 lemon, juice of, to taste
• 6 (6 ounce) salmon fillets, about 1 inch thick, pin bones removed
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 500 degrees, or its highest temperature.
• 2 in a small saucepan, combine rhubarb and sugar.
• 3 cover and cook over low heat until rhubarb is falling apart, about 20 minutes, adding water if necessary.
• 4 stir in the lemon juice.
• 5 the sauce should be the consistency of applesauce.
• 6 arrange salmon filets, skin side down, on a foil or parchment-lined baking pan.
• 7 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 8 bake until almost opaque throughout, about 17-20 minutes.
• 9 spoon rhubarb onto center of warmed plates.
• 10 lift fillets from pan, leaving skin behind if desired.
• 11 place fillets on rhubarb.