Try this Crispy Salmon with dill pickled onions. Yum! Even yummier with Chapman Grove Estate Rose.
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Thank you to #donnahaymagazine for this fantastic recipe!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 TEASPOON DRIED CHILLI FLAKES
- 1 TEASPOON SEA SALT FLAKES
- 2 TEASPOONS SESAME SEEDS
- 1 TEASPOON DRIED MINT
- 4 X 180G PIECES SALMON FILLET, SKIN ON
- EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, FOR BRUSHING
- BABY SPINACH LEAVES AND EXTRA DILL SPRIGS, TO SERVE
DILL PICKLED ONIONS
- 2 RED ONIONS, FINELY SLICED
- ⅓ CUP (80ML) LEMON JUICE
- 2 TABLESPOONS CASTER (SUPERFINE) SUGAR
- ⅓ CUP DILL SPRIGS
- SEA SALT AND CRACKED BLACK PEPPER
METHOD
- To make the dill pickled onions, place the onion, lemon juice, sugar, dill and a generous amount of salt and pepper in a bowl and toss well to combine. Set aside.
- Combine the chilli, salt, sesame and mint. Brush the salmon lightly with oil and sprinkle the flesh-side only with the spice mixture. Heat a large non stick frying pan over high heat.
- Add the salmon, skin-side down, and cook for 5 minutes or until the skin is crispy. Turn the salmon and cook for a further 2–3 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
- Divide the salmon between plates and top with the dill pickled onions. Toss the baby spinach leaves with a little of the pickling liquid and serve with the fish. Serves 4