Baked Salmon stuffed crab

By stacymd23

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 1 - 4.5 ounce can crabmeat, drained
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 pounds of salmon fillet, in two long pieces
• 1/2 lemon, sliced

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450ºF.

In a skillet over medium heat; cook onion, garlic and celery in butter until softened. Stir in crabmeat, rice, lemon juice, parsley, lemon peel and seasonings.

Cover 1 fish fillet with the stuffing. Top with the second fillet. Secure the two pieces together with string or toothpicks. Arrange lemon slices on top. Wrap loosely in several thicknesses of aluminum foil.

Place foil packet on cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes per inch of thickness, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.