Roasted Peppered Salmon with Tomato-and-Basil Relish

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Description

Roasted Peppered Salmon with Tomato-and-Basil Relish

Ingredients

  • 1 pound salmon fillet, trimmed, with all pin bones removed

  • 1 tablespoon cracked black peppercorns

  • 1 teaspoon chopped dill, divided

  • 1 whole lime

  • oil, for greasing

  • 2 shallots, diced fine

  • 1 tablespoon finely shredded basil leaves

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil

  • 1 cup dry white wine

  • 2 cloves of crushed garlic

  • 6 large plum tomatoes, skinned, seeded, and chopped roughly into large chunks

Instructions

Peppered Salmon
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Cut salmon into 4 equal parts.
3. Coat salmon with cracked peppercorns and ½ teaspoon dill. Grate a little lime zest over salmon.
4. Place on a lightly oiled sheet pan. Bake in preheated oven, 6-8 minutes.

Tomato-and-Basil Relish
1. In a medium saucepan, place 1 teaspoon olive oil, garlic, and diced shallots. Saute over medium heat, 1 minute, without coloring.
2. Add white wine and juice of the lime. Reduce by half.
3. Add tomato chunks and basil leaves. Mix and gently heat, 1 minute.


Presentation
Place the tomato-and-basil relish in the center of a warmed deep-dish plate. Arrange the salmon on top. Fresh flowering herb sprigs may be used to decorate.

This recipe is from the book Elegant Irish Cooking by By Noel C. Cullen, Ed.D., CMC, AAC