Spice Crusted Salmon With Lime Orange Salsa Food

SPICE-CRUSTED SALMON WITH LIME-ORANGE SALSA

Steps:

• To make salsa:
• With a sharp knife, remove skin and white pith from oranges and discard. Working over a medium bowl to catch the juice, cut the orange segments from their surrounding membrane, letting the segments fall into the bowl. Add onion, lime juice, cilantro, chipotle peppers and garlic. Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
• To make salmon:
• Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Add coriander and cumin; toast, stirring constantly, until aromatic, 2 to 3 minutes. Let cool and transfer to a spice mill or mortar and pestle. Add peppercorns to the mill and coarsely grind all the spices. Stir in salt.
• Preheat grill or broiler.
• Coat salmon with the spice mixture. Grill or broil on a lightly oiled rack until the fish is opaque in the center, about 5 minutes per side. Serve with the salsa.

SPICE-CRUSTED SALMON WITH GINGER-CILANTRO YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix yogurt, cilantro, 1 tsp lime juice, 1 tsp oil, ginger and garlic in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place fennel seeds and coriander seeds in heavy-duty plastic bag. Using mallet, crush seeds.
• Sprinkle fillets with salt, pepper, and seeds.
• Heat 2 tsp oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fillets, seed side down. Cook until brown, about 3 minutes. Turn over. Cook until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes.
• Drizzle with 2 tsp lime juice.
• Place fillets on plates. Top with sauce; serve with lime wedges.

CUMIN CRUSTED SALMON WITH ORANGE RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Wash salmon fillets and pat dry. In a small dish mix together the cumin through black pepper. Rub over salmon fillets and allow to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Rinse the rice well under cold running water. In a large pot, bring 12 cups of water to a boil, add in rice, stir once and boil uncovered for 30 minutes. Place a stainer in the sink and pour rice into a stainer. Allow to drain for 10 seconds. Return to the pot, turn off heat source, cover and let rice steam for 10 minutes.
• In a small dry skillet, lightly toast the walnuts. Set aside.
• While rice is steaming, warm the olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add in onion, celery and carrot. Cook until onion is wilted. Cover and reduce heat to low. Allow to cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until carrot is barely tender. Add in garlic and zucchini. Cook until zucchini is crisp tender stirring frequently.
• When rice is done add to vegetable mixture. Thoroughly combine vegetables with steamed rice. Stir in peas. Cover and allow to rest for a few minutes.
• Zest orange then remove peel. Cut and section the orange. Cut sections into thirds if large or into half for smaller sections. Add orange zest and sections to rice mixture along with toasted walnuts. Keep warm while grilling the salmon.
• Grill salmon over medium heat until it flakes; approximately 5 to 8 minutes per side. Spoon the rice pilaf onto serving plate and top with grilled salmon. Garnish each serving with fresh cilantro if desired.

SPICE CRUSTED SALMON

Steps:

• Spread the spice mix on a plate and stir to mix.
• Toss egg mixture together.
• Dip the salmon fillets in the egg mixture and then in the spices.
• Heat enough olive oil to coat bottom of a large pan until the olive oil begins to ripple. Cook the salmon 3-4 minutes on each side over medium heat (about 8 minutes per inch of thickness).
• Remove salmon to a serving dish and kept warm. Discard the oil, add the balsamic to the pan.
• Swirl around over high heat to pick up the salmon flavors. Reduce the liquid by half. On low heat, add the honey, butter and swirl. The consistency of the sauce should thicken slightly. Don't boil it. When the honey and butter is completely mixed, add in the chopped dill and pour over the salmon. Or pour on plate and place salmon on glaze. Garnish with nuts. Serve immediately.

ROAST SALMON WITH LIME SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°.
• Using a sharp knife, carefully peel the limes; be sure to remove all of the bitter white pith; Working over a bowl, cut in between the membranes to release the lime sections into the bowl; Cut each section crosswise into quarters; Return the limes to the bowl and stir in the onion, cilantro and jalapeño; Add 1 tablespoon of the oil, the sugar and a pinch of salt and toss well.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in an ovenproof skillet until shimmering; Season the fillets on both sides with salt and pepper and add to the skillet, skinned side up; Cook over moderately high heat until golden brown on the bottom, about 2 minutes; Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the salmon for 5 minutes, or until just cooked through; Transfer to 4 dinner plates, spoon the salsa on top and serve.