Pan-roasted salmon steaks with fennel
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- Prep Time15 min
- Total Time35 min
- Makes4 Servings
Pan-roasted salmon steaks with fennel.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Ingredients
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cumin
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp olive oil
4 salmon steaks, about 1-in. thick
1 fennel bulb, sliced with core intact
540-mL can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
4 cups baby arugula
freshly squeezed orange juice, from 1/2 orange
Instructions
Stir ginger with cumin and 1 tsp salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle both sides of salmon with ginger mixture. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high. Add 1 tsp oil, then fish. Sear for 2 min. Flip and reduce heat to medium. Continue cooking, covered, until a knife tip inserted into thickest part of salmon and held for 10 sec comes out warm, 4 to 5 more min. Transfer to a platter. Cover with foil to keep warm.
Wipe pan clean. Add remaining oil, then fennel. Cook until caramelized on both sides, turning occasionally, about 12 min. Add chickpeas during the last 2 min of cooking, just to warm through. Add arugula and cook until partially wilted. Arrange fennel, chickpeas and arugula on 4 plates. Drizzle with orange juice. Season with pepper. Top with salmon.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 551, Protein 70g, Carbohydrates 27g, Fat 17g, Fibre 6g, Sodium 957mg.
Wine Pairings
Sometimes a good partner has to stand aside and let the star take the stage. Perfect for Pan-Roasted Salmon Steaks with Fennel, this light aperitif-style white complements the delicate fish and fennel flavours without overwhelming. Fazi Battaglia Titulus Verdicchio Classico, Italy, $15.
Reader Tested:
"This salmon is excellent! It is so delicious and has great texture. My husband said it's one of the best he's ever tasted." Loriana Favrin, Toronto
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