Seared Salmon

Still in Friday Magazine dated May 15-21, 2009 but for now lets go for the fish recipe the Seared Salmon by Chef Stephen Fernandes a Filipino Chef in Al Murooj Rotana, Dubai.

Ingredients:

• 250 grams salmon fillet (Norwegian)
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 15 ml lemon juice
• 30 ml corn oil
• 40 grams baby spinach
• 40 grams baby potatoes, scrubbed and washed
• 20 grams butter
• 15 ml balsamic vinegar
• 15 ml mandarin juice
• 20 grams honey
• 20 grams fresh rosemary leaves
• Puffed pastry and caramelized cheery tomato, to serve

Procedure:

• Mix together salt, pepper and lemon juice
• Rub it over the fish and keep aside for 15-20 minutes
• Sear in a hot pan and then cook in a preheated oven at 180°C for 10 minutes
• Keep aside
• Heat oil in a frying pan and saute baby spinach till just wilted
• Remove and keep aside
• In the same pan, saute potatoes with butter, salt and pepper on low heat till cooked
• Keep aside
• Cook together balsamic vinegar and mandarin juice till reduced to a sauce-like consistency
• Add honey and rosemary leaves
• Mix well
• To serve, place fish on a plate, a spoon of baby spinach and potatoes on the side and drizzle mandarin sauce
• Serve with puffed pastry and cherry tomatoes

Serving: Good for 1 only