Wild Salmon With Grapefruit Beurre Blanc Food

WILD SALMON WITH ENGLISH PEAS AND MUSTARD BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Blanch fresh peas in a medium pot of salted boiling water until bright green and just tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to an ice-water bath and let cool completely. Drain. (If using frozen peas, skip this step.)
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Rub salmon on both sides with oil and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet, skin-side down. Roast until medium-rare, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine shallot, wine, and vinegar. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until liquid is reduced to about 2 tablespoons.
• Reduce heat to low. Whisk in mustard to combine, then whisk in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, adding each piece as soon as previous one melts. Season with salt and pepper. (If not serving right away, keep beurre blanc warm over a pan of simmering water; do not let sauce simmer.)
• Arrange salmon on a platter and top with peas. Sprinkle with chives, top with pea shoots, and serve, with warm beurre blanc alongside.

SALMON WITH AVOCADO & GRAPEFRUIT

Steps:

• Hold the grapefruit over a bowl to catch the juices, and peel it to remove all the white pith. Cut the grapefruit between the membranes into segments. If necessary, add lemon juice to the grapefruit juices to make it up to 2 tbsp.Whisk in the extra virgin olive oil, then season with sea salt and pepper. Toss in the grapefruit segments.
• Cut each avocado in half lengthways, remove the stones and peel. Cut the flesh into wedges the size of the grapefruit segments, dropping them directly into the dressing with the grapefruit. Toss lightly, cover and chill for 10 minutes or so. Cut off and discard the stems of the watercress,wash the leaves well and shake dry.
• Lightly oil the salmon, and cook in a non-stick frying pan on a highish heat, skinned-side down first, then turn and cook lightly on the other side, until golden outside and still a little soft and pink in the middle (about 2-3 minutes each side).
• Make a nest of watercress on each plate, put the salmon to the side, and use a slotted spoon to arrange the avocado and grapefruit on top.Whisk the dressing, then drizzle it around the salmon and over the watercress.

ROASTED SALMON WITH SHALLOT GRAPEFRUIT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season the salmon with 1/4 teaspoon salt, place in a baking dish and roast until cooked through, about 18 minutes.
• While the salmon is cooking prepare the sauce. Cut 1 of the grapefruits into sections by cutting off the top and bottom of the fruit, then standing it on 1 end, cut down the skin to remove the pith and peel. Then, with a paring knife, remove each segment of fruit from its casing and cut the segments in half. Set the segment pieces aside. Juice the other grapefruit and set the juice aside.
• In a medium skillet, heat the oil over a medium heat. Add the shallot and saute until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the ginger, grapefruit juice, honey, and cayenne pepper and bring to simmer. Cook until sauce is reduced by about half about, 10 minutes. Add lemon juice and season with salt, to taste. Right before serving, toss the grapefruit pieces and basil into the sauce. Put the salmon onto a serving dish. Spoon sauce over the salmon and serve.

HALIBUT WITH GRAPEFRUIT BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Make beurre blanc:
• Finely grate 1 teaspoon zest from a grapefruit. Squeeze 1/2 cup juice from a white grapefruit.
• Cut peel, including all white pith, from remaining fruit with a sharp paring knife and cut segments free from membranes. Chop enough grapefruit segments (use all colors) to measure 1/2 cup. Reserve 1 cup of remaining whole segments.
• Boil juice, wine, shallot, and vinegar in a small heavy saucepan until reduced to about 1 tablespoon. Reduce heat to low and whisk in butter 1 piece at a time, lifting pan from heat occasionally to cool sauce and adding each new piece of butter before previous one has melted completely (sauce must not get hot enough to separate).
• Stir in chopped grapefruit and season with salt and pepper. Keep beurre blanc warm in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of hot water.
• Cook fish and vegetables:
• Preheat oven to 250°F. Pat halibut dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté fish, in batches if necessary, turning over once, until golden brown and just cooked through, about 5 minutes total. Transfer fish to a shallow baking pan and keep warm in oven.
• Wipe skillet clean and heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté mushrooms with salt and pepper to taste, stirring, until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add endives and sauté, stirring, until leaves are slightly wilted, about 1 minute. Stir in reserved whole grapefruit segments and remove from heat.
• Serve fish over mushrooms, topped with beurre blanc and zest.

WILD SALMON WITH GRAPEFRUIT BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in small skillet over medium heat. Add shallots, anchovy and garlic; saute until soft. Add wine and 6 tablespoons grapefruit juice; boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 4 minutes. Add cream; reduce heat and simmer until mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 9 minutes. Set sauce aside.
• Prepare barbecue (medium high heat). Brush salmon and grapefruit rounds with 2 tablespoons oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill salmon until cooked to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium, and grapefruit until charred in spots, about 2 1/2 minutes per side.
• Transfer salmon and grapefruit to plates. Bring sauce to simmer, whisking often. Whisk in butter by 1/2 tablespoonfuls, then Worcestershire and hot pepper sauce. Mix in 1 tablespoon grapefruit juice. Season with salt and pepper. Serve salmon with sauce.

WILD SALMON WITH GRAPEFRUIT BEURRE BLANC

Steps:

• Heat 1 TBSP oil in small skillet over medium heat. Add shallots; saute until golden. Add anchovy and garlic; saute until soft. Add wine and 6 TBSPs grapefruit juice; boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 4 minutes. Add cream; reduce heat and simmer until mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 9 minutes. Set sauce aside. Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush salmon and grapefruit rounds with 2 TBSP oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill salmon until cooked to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium, and grapefruit until charred in spots, about 2.5 minutes per side. Transfer salmon and grapefruit to plates. Bring sauce to simmer, whisking often. Whisk in butter by 1/2 TBSPs, then Worcestershire and hot pepper sauce. Mix in 1 TBSP grapefruit juice. Season with salt and pepper. Serve salmon with sauce.