Wild Salmon And Romanesco Pilaf Food

SALMON WITH SMOKED CASHEW ROMESCO

Steps:

• Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil in a skillet over high heat. Add the salmon and sear for 3 minutes. Flip the salmon and sear until cooked to medium, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Heat the remaining 1/2 tablespoon grapeseed oil in a second skillet over medium heat. Add the asparagus and sundried tomatoes and saute until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the asparagus and set aside.
• Cook the brown rice according to the package directions.
• Put the Cashew Romesco on a plate. Add the rice, asparagus, and salmon.
• Soak the cashews in the cashew milk in the refrigerator overnight. Drain.
• Puree the cashews in a blender with the bell pepper, garlic, olive oil, parsley, tomato puree, sherry vinegar, paprika and cayenne until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

PAN-FRIED WILD SALMON

Steps:

• Rinse the salmon fillets and pat dry thoroughly with paper towels; season with sea salt.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Gently lay the salmon into the hot oil with the skin side facing up and cook until the the flesh side is golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes; turn and continue cooking until the skin side is slightly browned, about 5 minutes more. Remove the salmon from the skillet, allowing any oil to drain from the fish back into the pan.
• Remove the skin from the salmon fillets; fry the skin in the oil remaining in the skillet until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve the crispy skin with the salmon.

WILD SALMON AND ROMANESCO PILAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in a large straight-sided skillet over medium. Add onion; cook, stirring, until tender, about 6 minutes. Add rice; cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in 2 cups water, almonds, and 3/4 teaspoon salt; season with pepper.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cover; cook 5 minutes. Remove lid; add romanesco in an even layer and season with salt. Cover; continue cooking until rice and romanesco are tender, 10 minutes.
• Uncover skillet; remove from heat. Season fish with salt and pepper; nestle into rice mixture. Drizzle fish and romanesco with oil; bake in oven until fish is just cooked through, 7 to 9 minutes. Using a zester, finely grate lemon zest over fish; sprinkle with herbs. Transfer fish to plates. Fluff rice mixture with fork; serve with fish and lemon wedges.

BAKED SALMON WITH HERBED PECAN ROMESCO

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute shallots and garlic in 1 tablespoon oil until tender. Transfer to a food processor; add remaining sauce ingredients. Cover and process for 1-2 minutes or until blended; set aside., Place salmon fillets in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients. Brush over salmon., Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with sauce.

SALMON WITH WILD RICE PILAF IN PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Boil wild rice and bay leaf in water for 45 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, Melt butter in pan, saute mushrooms and onions until onions are soft and mushrooms release juices.
• Add white rice and saute about 2 more minutes.
• Add chicken broth and lemon juice, bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Mix drained wild rice with cooked rice pilaf and cool.
• Butter large baking sheet.
• Roll out each sheet of pastry to 12" square.
• Cut each sheet into 4 squares.
• Mound rice evenly onto 4 squares.
• Top each rice mound with salmon.
• Fold up and seal the corners of each filled square (the edges will not cover salmon).
• Place the remaining 4 squares on top of each of the 4 filled squares. Tuck corners under and pinch seams together.
• Save any remaining rice for another use.
• Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
• Brush with egg mixture and bake at 400 for 30 minutes.
• Serve with sauce.
• This makes 4 large servings. For smaller servings, cut the fish into 8 portions and fill each of 8 squares with rice and salmon. Pull up corners of each square and pinch the seams, completely enclosing and sealing the filling. Bake for only 20 minutes.
• For Sauce:.
• Combine whipping cream and bottled clam juice. Boil and reduce until thickend appx. 20 minutes.
• Stir in dijon and tarragon.