Sunday, March 21, 2010

Recipe: Well-Dressed Fish

I first made this recipe when my husband and I decided to eat less beef and pork. I don't really know a lot of fish recipes so I decided to consult foodnetwork.com again and found this easy recipe by Rachael Ray. It's now my favorite fish recipe.

I used Tilapia since it's way cheaper than Salmon - I just had a little bit of struggle since the Tilapia breaks when I flip it. The dill dressing complements the fish seasoning really well and the cucumber salsa really brightens up the dish. This will probably go well with rice pilaf.

I didn't really change the recipe much so I'm posting the original recipe.

Ingredients
1/2 seedless cucumber
2 small plum tomatoes
1 shallot or 1/4 red onion, finely chopped, divided
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus a drizzle
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh dill
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 (6-ounce) skinless salmon fillets
Seafood seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)

Directions
On a cutting board, dice cucumber into 1/4-inch pieces - to peel or not to peel is up to you. Seed and dice the tomatoes into 1/4-inch pieces. Combine the cucumber, tomatoes and half of the shallots or red onion in bowl and reserve.

In a small bowl, whisk together mustard, sugar, and white wine vinegar and remaining half of the shallots. Stream in extra-virgin olive oil while continuing to whisk. Stir in dill and season dressing with salt and pepper, to taste.

Season the salmon with seafood seasoning and a little black pepper. Heat a nonstick skillet with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil over medium-high heat. Place salmon rounded side down and cook until golden and a little crispy at edges, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook 2 minutes more for a pink center, 4 minutes for opaque fish.

Transfer salmon to dinner or serving plates, top with the cucumber-tomato relish and cover with a liberal amount of dill dressing.

2 comments:

  1. My! You are on a roll! :) Another beautiful, colorful dish! :)

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  2. i wasn't able to post anything last week! Peng and I were so busy packing

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