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
Pan-roasted salmon steaks with fennel
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PREP TIME
15 min
TOTAL TIME
35 min
Makes
4 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
- 70 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 27 g,
- Fat
- 17 g,
- Fibre
- 6 g,
- Sodium
- 957 mg.
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.
FILED UNDER: Dinner fish Healthy Recipes seafood stovetop
