FAMILY FEATURES
M
ost Americans
consume about 1,000
milligrams of sodium over the
amount recommended by nutrition and health experts. New
research shows cooking with
spices and herbs could help you
ditch the salt shaker and meet
sodium recommendations.
Keeping a resolution to cut
salt from your diet is easy. Use
simple spice swaps to create
tasty, low-sodium meals. From
seasoning eggs with basil
instead of salt to adding spices
and herbs to no-salt tomato
sauce, the McCormick Kitchens
offer these easy tips and recipes
to make low-sodium meals full
of flavor:
• Beat 1/8 teaspoon herb
instead of salt into 2 eggs
before scrambling.
• Add oregano, garlic powder
and red pepper to no-salt
added tomato sauce for a
tasty, low-sodium pasta
dinner.
• Try making Citrus Herbed
Chicken with Asparagus,
Fiesta Citrus Salmon or
Tuscan Pasta. These dishes
don’t call for any salt.
Instead, they swap in basil,
garlic powder and oregano.
For more low-sodium tips
and recipes – such as shaved
vegetable salad with Italian herb
inaigrette – visit McCormick.
com/recipes/low-sodium.
30 West Virginia Farm Bureau News
Fiesta Citrus Salmon
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons McCormick
Perfect Pinch Salt-Free
Fiesta Citrus Seasoning,
divided
2 tablespoons packed brown
sugar, divided
1 pound salmon fillets
In small bowl, mix juice, oil
and 1 tablespoon each seasoning
and sugar.
Place salmon in large resealable plastic bag or glass dish.
Add marinade; turn to coat well.
Refrigerate 30 minutes, or longer
for extra flavor.
In another small bowl, mix
remaining seasoning and sugar.
Remove salmon from marinade.
Discard any remaining marinade.
Rub salmon evenly with
seasoning mixture.
Grill salmon over mediumhigh heat 6-8 minutes per side, or
until fish flakes easily with fork.
(Or bake in 400 F oven 10-15
minutes, or until fish flakes easily
with fork.)