Healthy Recipe: Crispy Salmon with Fennel, Pear and Cucumber

Key to Life Health and Fitness • March 31, 2020

Healthy Recipe: Crispy Salmon with Fennel, Pear and Cucumber

Ingredients:


  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon caster sugar
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 baby fennel, thinly sliced (fronds reserved)
  • 2 small corella pears, quartered, cored, thinly sliced
  • 2 small Lebanese cucumbers, cut into long, thin matchsticks
  • 4 x 125g salmon fillets, skin on
  • 8 chat potatoes, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh dill
  • 2 tablespoons honey mustard dressing


Method:


Step 1

Place vinegar, sugar and 1/2 the oil in a bowl. Stir to combine. Add fennel, pear and cucumber. Toss to combine. Cover. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.


Step 2

Meanwhile, place salmon, skin-side up, on a large plate. Drizzle with 1/2 the remaining oil. Sprinkle well with salt and rub into skin. Place salmon, skin-side down, in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until pan is hot and skin is crisp. Turn salmon. Cook for a further 3 to 4 minutes or until just cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover to keep warm.


Step 3

Place potato and remaining oil in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Return pan to medium-high heat. Cook potato for 2 minutes each side or until golden and tender.


Step 4

Strain fennel mixture and discard liquid. Add dill. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Divide fennel mixture and potato among 4 bowls. Top with salmon and drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with reserved fennel fronds. Serve.

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