(Family Features) With more time spent in the kitchen, people are increasingly looking to different ingredients for inspiration. That includes seafood – sales of canned and frozen seafood are 37% higher than last year, according to IRI Worldwide.
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Pumpkin Seed Crusted Salmon
Recipe courtesy of chef Nora Pouillon
2 cups frozen sweet corn
1 can (4 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 red bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon smoked chili (optional)
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1 cup pumpkin seeds
4 teaspoons pumpkin seed oil or olive oil
2 tablespoons sliced scallions
2 Blue Circle Frozen Atlantic Salmon Fillets
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Mix corn, black beans, bell pepper, cilantro, ground cumin and smoked chili, if desired. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Spread onto baking dish.
In blender, pulse pumpkin seeds, oil, sliced scallions and salt and pepper, to taste, until paste forms.
Coat frozen salmon fillets with pumpkin seed paste.
Place fillets in baking dish on top of black bean and corn salad. Bake 25-30 minutes.
Source: Blue Circle Foods
