Pan Seared Salmon With Mediterranean Salsa Fresca Food

PAN SEARED SALMON WITH MEDITERRANEAN SALSA FRESCA

Steps:

• Place the salmon fillets onto a plate, and drizzle enough olive oil to lightly cover all sides.
• In a separate bowl, combine all other ingredients for the salmon and mix well.
• Evenly coat the salmon with mixture and allow the salmon to marinate for at least 20 minutes.
• Combine all salsa ingredients in a small bowl, and salt and pepper to taste, mix with a spoon to combine, cover and keep covered and in the fridge until ready to serve.
• When your salmon is finished marinating, place a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and heat enough olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan.
• Once oil is hot, add salmon and sear on the first side for about 4 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Flip salmon over and cook for another 3-4 minutes, until done.
• Top the cooked salmon with the Mediterranean Salsa Fresca.

SALMON WITH SALSA FRESCA

Steps:

• Start a charcoal or gas grill; fire should be moderately hot and grill rack about 4 inches from heat source. Or, heat oven to 500 degrees.
• Chop tomatoes and combine them in a bowl with onion, chili, cilantro, lime juice and some salt. Set aside.
• Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. If grilling, rub fish with a little oil as well; put it on grill, skin side down, and let it sit for 4 to 5 minutes, then turn once (don't worry if part of skin sticks to grill). Cook for about 3 minutes more, until medium-rare.
• If roasting, heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat for a minute. Add oil and, a few seconds later, salmon, skin side up. Sear for a minute, then transfer to oven and roast until medium-rare, about 10 minutes. Allow to rest for a minute or so, then remove skin. Turn over and serve, passing salsa at the table.

GRILLED SALMON WITH MEDITERRANEAN SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium heat. Mix parsley, tomatoes, cheese, olives, oil and lemon juice until well blended. Let stand at room temperature until ready to use.
• Grill salmon 5 minutes on each side or until salmon flakes easily with fork.
• Serve each fillet topped with 1/4 cup of the tomato salsa.

CRISPY PAN SEARED SALMON

Steps:

• Pat salmon dry on both sides and sprinkle with kosher salt and black pepper.
• Make seasoning mix & season salmon. In small bowl, mix together the dry oregano, garlic powder and paprika. Season the flesh side of the fish with this spice mixture.
• Sear the Salmon. In a large cast iron skillet, heat 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add one salmon fillet, skin-side down, and press the top with the back of a fish spatula for about 10 seconds (this prevents the skin from curling up.) Add the remaining salmon fillets, one at a time, pressing each with the spatula for 10 seconds. Cook for about 4 minutes. If skin resists lifting (or if it's sticking to the pan), allow the fish to cook for a little bit longer until you are able to lift up easily (no more than 6 minutes in total). Using the spatula and a fork to assist in flipping, flip the fish to the flesh side to cook for about 15 seconds or so. ( Salmon is ready when it registers 110°F (43°C) in the very center for rare, 120°F (49°C) for medium-rare, or 130°F (54°C) for medium, 5 to 7 minutes total.)
• Remove salmon from heat and immediately add lemon juice and lemon zest.
• Make arugula salad. In a bowl, add the baby arugula. Season with salt and add juice of ½ lemon and extra virgin olive oil. Toss to combine.
• Serve salmon with arugula salad (or any of the sides or salads suggested in the post). Enjoy!

PAN SEARED MOROCCAN SALMON

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except the salmon. Stir to make a paste.
• Rub the paste to evenly cover the salmon fillets. Place on a plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 5 minutes up to 2 hours.
• Preheat a 10" nonstick pan over medium high heat. Spray with oil and add salmon. Cook 2 minutes per side, then lower heat to medium. Continue cooking until inside is no longer translucent, about 3 minutes per side. Enjoy!