Recipe: Oven-roasted Salmon Steaks with Red Potatoes

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We eat a lot of salmon in my house, but this orange-section garnishserves up unexpected citrus kick on this spiced salmon dish fromAllRecipes.
Paired with roasted red potatoes, this makes for an easy Fridaynight meal.
Oven-roasted Salmon Steaks with Red Potatoes
Ready in: 40 min.
Serves: 4
1 pound red thin-skinned potatoes (about 1 1/2 in. wide)
4 teaspoons olive or salad oil
1 (1/2 pound) orange, rinsed
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 (6 ounce) salmon steaks (3/4 in. thick each)
Cilantro sprigs
Salt
Scrub potatoes and cut each in half. In a 9- by 13-inch pan, mixpotatoes with 2 teaspoons oil, then turn potatoes cut side up.
Bake in a 425 degree oven for 10 minutes. Turn potatoes cut sidedown and bake until barely tender when pierced, about 10 minuteslonger.
Meanwhile, with a vegetable peeler, pare peel (orange part only)from orange. Mince peel. In a small bowl, combine peel, remaining 2teaspoons oil, oregano, cumin, chili powder, chopped cilantro, andpepper.
Rinse salmon and pat dry. Rub seasoning mixture on cut sides offish.
Push potatoes to sides of pan. Set salmon steaks in a single layerin the center of the pan. Bake until salmon is opaque but stillmoist-looking in the center of the thickest part (cut to test), 8to 10 minutes.
As salmon bakes, use a small, sharp knife to cut membrane fromorange; discard. Cut between membranes to release fruit segments;discard any seeds.
Transfer salmon steaks to warm plates, and add equal portions ofpotatoes. Garnish with orange segments and cilantro sprigs. Addsalt to taste.