Lemon Broiled Salmon With Lentils

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup brown lentils
• 2 teaspoons olive oil, plus some
• olive oil, for brushing
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into small dice
• 3 cups low sodium vegetable broth
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 lb salmon fillet (4 center cut fillets, about 4 ounces each)
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Recipe

• 1 pick over lentils to remove stones or debris.
• 2 heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
• 3 cook the onion and carrot about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the broth, orange juice, salt, and a grinding of pepper.
• 5 bring liquid to a boil and stir in the lentils. reduce heat, cover and cook until the lentils are tender, about 20 minutes.
• 6 while the lentils are cooking, preheat the broiler and brush the broiler pan with olive oil.
• 7 place salmon fillets on the pan and brush them with a little olive oil. squeeze 1 or 2 of the lemon wedges over the fillets and season with a generous grind of pepper.
• 8 broil for 8-10 minutes, until cooked through.
• 9 with a slotted spoon, spoon lentils onto each of 4 dinner plates. set a salmon fillet on top or each and sprinkle with some more lemon juice.