Monday, 23 July 2012

Seared salmon with salmon roe and vegetables

Salmon is the fish I like the most, be it cooked or sashimi. I used to cook a lot of salmon steak coz it seems much easier to get it cooked perfectly with the even thickness throughout the cut and it is relatively thin compared to salmon fillet. Not until recently that I have tried to cook with salmon fillet, I realized it is actually a nicer cut and boneless. No more salmon steak from now on haha. It's a little bit tricky to cook a fillet perfectly but it tastes divine if you got it right.
With a fresh salmon fillet, you just have to lightly season it before you pan sear and it will be beautiful.
This is a very simple recipe that I recommend you to try if you want a light meal with no meat. It took me less than half an hour to prepare and cook everything.
Most recipes would suggest pan sear the fillet for 3 minutes on one side then 2-3 minutes on the other side. I tried it but it just didn't work (burned on the outside and undercooked inside). So I would suggest to pan sear it and then cook in the oven for a bit. The fillet is cooked to perfection. Super tender and moist.


Serves 1

Ingredients
0.3kg fresh Atlantic salmon fillet
1/2 box of salmon roe
3 cherry tomatoes, some halved, some left whole
1/2 capsicum (or yellow bell pepper), long sliced
baby spinach
2 tsp butter (1 tsp for vegetables, 1 tsp for salmon)
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (1 tbsp for vegetables, 1 tbsp for salmon)
1 clove garlic, minced
slice of lemon for garnish or lemon juice (optional)
pinch of coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper (for salmon)
pinch of garlic salt (for vegetables)
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Directions

  1. Marinate the salmon with coarse salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper for 15 mintues.
  2. Melt 1 teaspoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil in medium skillet. Add the garlic and cook for 10 seconds. Add cherry tomatoes and capsicum. Sauté for 1 minute. Add spinach and wilt, 10 seconds. Toss in a pinch of garlic salt. Set aside. 
  3. Heat the remaining butter and oil on skillet, medium-high heat. Once melted, add the salmon fillet (skin down) and sear one side for 1-2 minutes. Carefully flip the salmon with tongs and cook the other side for 1 minute.
  4. Put salmon on tinfoil in preheated oven 180C for 3 minutes. 
  5. Serve salmon fillet over spinach, capsicum, cherry tomatoes and lemon. Add the salmon roe on salmon fillet and vegetables.
  6. Perfect to eat with my special aioli (see recipe on http://ayucookalicious.blogspot.hk/2012/07/cajun-chicken-sandwich-with-aioli.html)



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