About the Recipe
Experience the combination of oven baked salmon with tangy orange, a dish that brings together omega 3 acids and vitamin C for a flavorful and nutritious boost that promotes your well being and fitness in a truly enjoyable manner.
Baked salmon with orange: a flavorful, nutritious dish perfect for health and fitness.
How it Can Help Your Fitness
Enjoying a meal of oven baked salmon with oranges not only pleases the taste buds but also serves as a great way to support your fitness journey. This dish combines the protein richness of salmon, with the invigorating citrusy flavor and nutrients from oranges to create a well rounded meal that energizes your body for physical activities and recovery.
Salmon is highly valued among fitness enthusiasts for its high quality protein content for muscle repair and development. Protein is a nutrient for individuals who regularly exercise as it aids in rebuilding muscles post-workout. This process is vital for muscle strength, growth and overall stamina. Moreover salmon stands out as one of natures sources of omega 3 fatty acids which're beneficial for heart health reducing inflammation and supporting brain function. Omega 3 fatty acids also play a role in regulating metabolism. Can aid in weight loss by improving the body's response to insulin.
Nutrition Facts
The combination of salmon and oranges enhances the benefits of this meal. Oranges are rich in vitamin C, an antioxidant that helps safeguard muscles, from damage caused by radicals during intense physical activity. Vitamin C also contributes to collagen production for maintaining muscles, ligaments and skin.
Moreover the natural sweetness of oranges perfectly complements the taste of salmon creating an delightful meal that can help you maintain a healthy eating routine consistently.
Oranges contain carbohydrates that provide energy making this dish suitable, for consumption before or after a workout to ensure sustained or replenished energy levels. Furthermore the fiber in oranges supports digestion. Promotes a release of nutrients keeping you satiated for longer periods and balancing blood sugar levels.
To sum up a dish featuring salmon with oranges offers a blend of top notch protein, essential fats and crucial vitamins. It facilitates muscle recovery reduces inflammation enhances heart and brain health and boosts performance and recuperation. An ideal choice, for individuals striving to reach their fitness objectives.
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Ingredients
1-4 Salmon filets (about 5 oz each) or However many you n
eed to serve
Orange peel seasoning, to taste
Orange peel with a little flesh attached and squeezed right
out over the fish
Steps
Preheat your oven to 400F
Place the Salmon Filets on a foil lined baking sheet, skin down (Salt the skin if you prefer, it prevents sticking to the oil)
Cut the peel of the orange, leaving a little bit of actual orange on the walls of the orange peel
Season the Salmon
Squeeze the orange and grate the zest directly on the salmon (optional)
Cover the rest of the salmon with the orange peel and bake for 7 minutes. Take the salmon out and remove the orange peel from the top of the salmon and pop it back in the oven for another 5 minutes turning the oven to BROIL.
Serve the salmon with your favorite side dish or salad.
About the Author
Elina is the founder of Fitnello Fitness, as well as the Head ISSA Certified Trainer. She graduated from UC Davis with a Bachelor's in Psychology.
Originally from Latvia, Elina moved to America with her family in 1998 at the age of 10. She is fluent in three languages - English, Ukrainian, and Russian. Her excitement and passion for fitness and nutrition has been evident from a young age. At just 14 years old, Elina already had dreams of becoming a dietitian to help those like her who struggled with self-image. Now, she has created MANY recipes for meals that will help you achieve your fitness goals in a healthy and delicious way.
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