Orange Crusted Salmon With Parsnip Puree Food

ROASTED SALMON WITH PARSNIPS AND GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place parsnips on a rimmed baking sheet and toss with 2 tablespoons safflower oil. Spread in a single layer on the pan and roast until beginning to brown around the edges, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, combine ginger, rosemary, tamari, orange juice, and remaining safflower oil in a small bowl.
• Turn the parsnips and push to edges of the pan, making space for the salmon. Add fillets, skinned-side up, to the hot pan and return pan to oven immediately. Cook until fillets are opaque on tops and bottoms and flake slightly in center when pressed, 12 to 15 minutes, flipping halfway through. Transfer salmon to plates and pour ginger dressing onto hot pan; gently toss parsnips in dressing. Divide parsnips among plates and spoon dressing from the pan onto them and fish.

ORANGE CRUSTED SALMON WITH PARSNIP PUREE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 275 degrees. line a baking pan with aluminum foil. Using a vegetable peeler, remove zest in large strips from 2 oranges. Place zest in small nonreactive saucepan; add sugar and 1 cup water. Set over high heat; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer; cook until liquid is syrupy, about 35 minutes.
• Transfer zest to the prepared baking pan, and place in oven. Bake until zest is dry but not brown, 25 to 30 minutes. If zest begins to brown, reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees. Remove pan from oven, and let zest cool completely. Transfer zest to a spice grinder, and grind to a powder. Set the powder aside.
• Using a paring knife, remove pith and outer membranes from the zested oranges. Carefully cut each segment away from membranes, and set segments aside.
• Peel parsnips, and cut into 1-inch chunks. Place in a large saucepan; cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until parsnips are very soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain in a colander. Return parsnips to pan.
• Add 1/2 cup orange juice to parsnips, and season with salt and pepper. Return the saucepan to medium heat. Cook, mashing parsnips with the back of a wooden spoon or a potato masher, until orange juice has been incorporated and parsnip puree is hot, about 5 minutes; set aside in a warm place.
• Sprinkle both sides of fillets with salt and pepper. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon powdered orange zest on top of each fillet. Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Place salmon in pan, orange-zest-side up, and cover. Cook until salmon turns opaque three-quarters of the way through, about 5 minutes. Turn fillets over, and cook until orange crust is golden brown, about 2 minutes more. Remove salmon from pan; set aside in a warm place.
• Pour the remaining cup orange juice into the saute pan. Using a wooden spoon, scrape up any brown bits from bottom of pan. Increase the heat to high, and cook until the sauce has been reduced by half and is slightly thickened, about 4 minutes.
• Divide parsnip puree among four plates, and top with salmon. Spoon sauce and reserved orange segments over salmon; serve.

PAN-ROASTED SALMON WITH FENNEL PUREE

Steps:

• For the fennel: In a medium saucepan, cover the fennel with cold salted water. Place over high heat, bring to a boil, and then lower to a simmer. Cook until very tender, about 10 minutes. Drain well and place in a food processor. Add the olive oil, yogurt and salt. Puree until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
• For the salmon: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the salmon fillets with the salt. Place the fillets in the pan, flesh-side down, and sear undisturbed for 3 to 4 minutes to create a golden brown crust. Gently flip, and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Salad: In a small bowl, mix together the chopped fennel fronds and parsley and the crispy capers.
• To plate, spread a little of the fennel puree on each of 4 plates. Top with a salmon fillet. Place a little salad on top of each salmon. Squeeze a bit of lemon over the top if desired. Serve immediately.
• Heat 1/4-inch vegetable oil in a small, straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers when swirled. (You can make sure the oil is hot enough by adding one caper to the oil; if it immediately starts to sizzle and pop, the oil is hot enough.) Add the capers to the hot oil and fry until they have popped open and turned golden brown and crispy, about 1 minute. With a slotted spoon, remove the capers to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain.

ORANGE ROASTED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a small bowl or cup, stir together the lemon pepper, garlic powder, and dried parsley. Place the slices from one of the oranges in a single layer in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Place a layer of onion slices over the orange. Drizzle with a little bit of olive oil, and sprinkle with half of the herb mixture.
• Place the dish in the preheated oven, and roast for about 25 minutes, or until the onions are browned and tender. Remove the dish from the oven, and increase the temperature to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Push the onion and orange slices to the outer edge of the baking dish, and place the salmon fillets in the center. Season with the remaining half of the herb mixture. Whisk together the orange juice, lemon juice and honey in a small bowl. Pour evenly over the salmon.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the salmon is opaque in the center. Remove fillets to a serving dish, and discard the roasted orange. Garnish fillets with roasted onions and fresh orange slices.

SALMON WITH LEEKS & PARSNIP MASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place the salmon pieces into a roasting tin, squeeze over the lemon juice and scatter with ½ the zest. Season and sprinkle over ½ the thyme. Roast for 15 mins until salmon is cooked through.
• Meanwhile, bring a lightly salted pan of water to the boil and cook the parsnips for 15 mins, until tender. Drain well, then mash with the remaining lemon zest and the fromage frais. Keep warm.
• Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Cook the leeks over a medium heat for 6-8 mins, adding a splash of water and covering with a lid after 5 mins, until soft. Stir the leeks into the mash and serve with the salmon, scattered with the remaining thyme leaves.

PAN-SEARED SALMON WITH LEMON-DILL YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine the yogurt, dill, lemon zest, and olive oil. Mix well and set aside.
• In a large saute pan, melt butter and sear salmon fillets on medium-high heat, flesh side down, for about 3 minutes. Turn the fillets over and cook for about 3 more minutes. Place fish on a warm serving plate.
• Heat canola oil; saute garlic until fragrant. Add vegetables; saute until heated through. Season with salt and pepper to taste
• To serve, arrange vegetables around fish fillets and spoon yogurt sauce over fish. Serve warm.

ORANGE CRUMB SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425*F (200*C).
• LIne a baking sheet with greased foil.
• Place the samon fillets on the prepared sheet.
• Mix together the breadcrumbs, oil, orange zest, half the parsley and seasoning of salt and pepper.
• Press this mixture onto each fillet so that it sticks.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the salmon is just cooked through and the topping is golden.
• Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling salted water for 12 to 15 minutes, until tender, then drain.
• Stir remaining parsley into the mayonnaise and thin with a little bit of the orange juice until it has the consistency of single cream.
• Serve the salmon with the potatoes and the herb mayonnaise.

ORANGE SALMON

Steps:

• I like to take a fork and poke a few holes in the fish to let the orange juice soak inches.
• Then, take half the orange and squeeze over the salmon to cover with juice. Coat generously with brown sugar and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Next, slice remaining orange half into thin slices and put in oven at 350 for about 10-15 minutes. Remove orange slices and continue to cook until done to satisfaction, maybe 10-15 minutes.
• Remove and squeeze orange slices over fillets. Serve and watch the smiles.

ROAST FILLET OF SEA BASS WITH PARSNIP PURéE & CARAMELISED GARLIC

Steps:

• For the crisps, peel parsnips and slice lengthways, using a mandolin to slice as thinly as possible. Deep-fry in hot oil until crisp. Drain on kitchen towels to absorb any excess fat and set aside in a dry place. Can be made up to 1 day ahead and kept in an airtight container.
• For the caramelised garlic, peel the shallots and garlic. Blanch the shallots in boiling salted water for 10 mins or until tender. Cut them in half if large and drain well. Put the garlic in a small saucepan of boiling salted water, bring to the boil for 2 mins, then drain and change the water. Repeat 4 times and drain well. Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, add the shallots and garlic and cook until caramelised, shaking the pan so they don't stick. Can be made in the morning and reheated.
• For the purée, peel the parsnips and cut them into big chunks. Cook in boiling salted water until tender. Bring the milk to the boil and set aside. Drain the parsnips well, then put in a blender with the butter and some of the boiled milk and blend until totally smooth: the purée should be the consistency of double cream, so add more milk if necessary. Season and keep warm or make ahead and reheat.
• Scale and fillet the fish. Remove any pin bones (or ask your fishmonger to do this, but keep the bones for the sauce). Rinse under cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper. Score the skin of the fish several times with a sharp knife to help prevent it from curling during cooking. Leave the bones (but not the heads) to soak in cold water.
• To make the sauce, heat a little olive oil in a pan and cook the shallots for about 5 mins until golden and soft. Add the mushrooms and continue to cook for 10 mins, stirring occasionally. Drain the fish bones, add to the pan and cook for 5-6 mins. Add the vinegar and let it come to the boil for 3 mins, then add the stock, season lightly and simmer for 30 mins, skimming at regular intervals. Pass through a fine sieve into a clean pan, bring back to the boil and whisk in the butter to thicken and gloss the sauce.
• Heat a non-stick frying pan until smoking hot, add a few drops of oil, then add the fish, skin side down. Season with salt and pepper and press the fish down with a palette knife if it begins to curl up. Once the skin is well browned, turn the fillets over and cook the other side; the whole process should take no more than 5-6 mins, depending on the thickness of the fish. To serve, spoon the purée on to warmed plates, make a hollow in the centre, and fill with the caramelised garlic and shallots. Pour the sauce around the purée, place the fish on top and add a few parsnip crisps for garnish.