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    Cabbage-Wrapped Salmon Recipe

    Last Modified: Jan 18, 2023 by Paleo Leaper · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    If you have trouble cooking salmon that doesn’t come out dry and overdone, you might want to try it like this for a change: wrapping the fish fillets in cabbage leaves helps keep them tender, and it gives you an interesting edible wrapper on the plate as well.

    Cabbage-Wrapped Salmon

    To make the wrappers, you’ll want big leaves: pick a good-sized head and carefully peel them away so they don’t break. Some people have better luck with Napa cabbage than with the more typical red and purple varieties, but you can use any kind you like.

    To top off your salmon with a little bit of color, this recipe also calls for a side dish of peppers and onions cooked right in the same pan: red or orange peppers would be an especially pretty color contrast piled on top of the salmon, but you can use any color you like.

    Serve it with a bowl of hot soup or any other vegetable side you can think of – if you have any leftover salmon, it’s also great cold over salad the next day.

    Cabbage-Wrapped Salmon Recipe

    SERVES: 4 PREP: 15 min COOK: 15 min

    Ingredients

    • 4, 5 oz. salmon steaks, skinless
    • 6 cabbage leaves, sliced in half with the central vein removed
    • 1 onion, chopped
    • 2 bell peppers, diced
    • Coconut oil
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
    Cabbage-Wrapped Salmon Recipe Preparation

    Preparation

    1. Preheat your oven to 350 F.
    2. Blanch the cabbage leaves for 2 minutes in a large pot of boiling water. Cool in cold water and pat dry.
    3. Season the salmon with sea salt and black pepper to taste. Wrap each salmon steak with 3 cabbage leaf halves.
    4. Melt some coconut oil in an ovenproof skillet and cook the bell pepper and onion for about 4 minutes.
    5. Place the wrapped salmon on top of the pepper and onion mixture, and place in the oven to bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

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    Cabbage-Wrapped Salmon Recipe

    Cabbage-Wrapped Salmon Recipe

    A different way to bake salmon fillets: it helps keep them tender and looks nice on the plate, too.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 124 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 4, 5 oz. salmon steaks skinless
    • 6 cabbage leaves sliced in half with the central vein removed
    • 1 onion chopped
    • 2 bell peppers diced
    • Coconut oil
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat your oven to 350 F.
    • Blanch the cabbage leaves for 2 minutes in a large pot of boiling water. Cool in cold water and pat dry.
      6 cabbage leaves
    • Season the salmon with sea salt and black pepper to taste. Wrap each salmon steak with 3 cabbage leaf halves.
      4, 5 oz. salmon steaks, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • Melt some coconut oil in an ovenproof skillet and cook the bell pepper and onion for about 4 minutes.
      1 onion, 2 bell peppers, Coconut oil
    • Place the wrapped salmon on top of the pepper and onion mixture, and place in the oven to bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 14gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 35mgPotassium: 578mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 2023IUVitamin C: 90mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword cabbage, salmon, wrap
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    Filed Under: Paleo Fish and Seafood Recipes, Paleo Recipes Tagged With: cooking: fast cook, cooking: fast prep, cooking: oven, diet: dairy-free, diet: egg-free, diet: no sweeteners, diet: nut-free, diet: shellfish-free, Paleo Breakfast Recipes, Paleo Dinner Recipes, Paleo Low-Carb Recipes, Paleo Lunch Recipes

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