An easy and healthy recipe for beet juice poached salmon that only takes 8 minutes to make! It makes a perfect weeknight dinner meal.
Did you know that almost 30 million Americans live in ‘food deserts’ without access to affordable, quality, fresh fruits and vegetables? These food deserts exist even here in a food-centric San Francisco. A little disconcerting is the fact that 60% of Americans don’t actually believe food deserts exist in their own community. In reality, nearly one out of every 10 people across the country are affected.
Wholesome Wave is a non-profit organization that is helping to increase access to healthy locally and regionally grown foods. They have provided almost $6 million in nutrition incentives to farm communities over the last 6 years. Their partnerships with farmers is helping to increase farm to table access to underserved communities across the United States.
Naked Juice is partnering with Wholesome Wave to provide fresh produce through their #DrinkGoodDoGood campaign. They have donated 250,000 pounds a fresh produce and have pledged to give even more! For every fruit and veggie selfie shared using the hashtag #DrinkGoodDoGood, Naked Juice will donate an additional 10 pounds of produce to communities in need – up to $500,000 in produce in total. Do some good with your selfie! Post your selfie on social media and use the hashtag to participate.
In addition to sharing my veggie selfie, I wanted to share this easy and healthy recipe for beet juice poached salmon that makes a perfect weeknight dinner meal. If you’re not so sure about beets, I assure you that the use of beet juice just makes the salmon fresh with just a hint of sweetness. It skips that earthy taste that people traditionally associate with beets. The picky eater at your house probably won’t even know there are beets involved!
Fennel is also an ingredient that some people turn their nose up at, myself included. I’d by lying if I told you that I’ve never composted a fennel bulb that we received through our CSA (community supported agriculture) box because I couldn’t figure out what to do with it. The poaching process really mellows out the fennel bulb so the black licorice taste is hardly noticeable. Instead, it’s just a subtle spiciness. That being said, the recipe will still taste great without it. If I haven’t convinced you, just leave it out.
Oh, and as you saw in the title, the meal takes just 8 minutes of combined prep and cooking time. Crazy right? Even though it’s easy, the bright pink color of the salmon and the poaching juice make it also perfect for a dinner party or special at-home date night too.
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8-Minute Beet Juice Poached Salmon
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An easy and healthy recipe for beet juice poached salmon that only takes 8 minutes to make! It makes a perfect weeknight dinner meal.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Total Time: 8 minutes
- Yield: 3 servings
- Category: Main Dish
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 cups beet juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound salmon fillets
- 1 fennel bulb, quartered and sliced (optional)
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Place the beet juice, salt and pepper in a saucepan or skillet and bring to a simmer over medium high heat.
- Add the salmon fillets, fennel and lemon. Poach for 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
Notes
Note: Beet juice often has other fruits or vegetables added to it. I used Naked Juice cold-pressed beet juice with carrot, cucumber, apple, lemon, orange and ginger for this recipe. It tasted absolutely amazing, so don’t be afraid to mix things up with combo juices!
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You mentioned food deserts. I had never heard of this term until I took a Nutritional Anthropology class. It’s crazy and really upsetting that people don’t have regular access to food.
I feel the same way! We learn about it in medical school too, but it’s the first time I’ve heard the actual term ‘food deserts’.
Poaching the salmon in the beet juice will really bring out the flavor.
Absolutely! It’s so delicious and SO easy!
This is really cool! I’m a picky eater, and I have loads of allergies. I’m struggling a lot to find dishes without a ton of allergens and with more health value. I love how you’re using natural ingredients instead of gathering ingredients from a can, as so many recipes do these days.
Now I’ve got a salmon recipe to show my dad. 😀 (He’s basically the salmon master.)
Funny, my dad is a salmon master too! I hope this recipe fits into your dietary restrictions.
Also! Seeing Cory’s comment made me remember (I got so into the rest of the post and the recipe part, heh). What exactly is a “food dessert”?
Good question! A food desert (not dessert!) is an area or neighborhood without easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Think low income communities with just a gas station to buy food.
I love fennel – and never would have thought to put it with salmon! I’ll definitely be giving this unique taste inspiration a try. Wish I had a CSA near me.
I really loved it in this dish! It was subtle but really gave it something special.
Without a doubt, this is my favorite dish. Easy and fast to make and really really yummy. Thank you so much!
★★★★★