Braised Salmon Mediterranean Style Recipes

BRAISED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Pat the salmon fillets dry with towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large oven-safe saute pan. Add fish to pan, flesh side down, and sear on both sides until golden. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Add potatoes and all the vegetables, saffron, and tomato paste to the pan and saute until vegetables are translucent. Add the stock and stir well to combine. Add a small handful of fresh herbs, and then place the salmon fillets back in the pan on top of the vegetables.
• Cover and place the pan in the oven for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and the fish is cooked to your desired degree of doneness.

MEDITERRANEAN-TWIST SALMON

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook salmon in the hot oil until cooked through and flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 7 minutes per side.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a separate saucepan over medium heat; add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Pour balsamic vinegar into tomato mixture; add basil. Cook and stir tomato mixture until flavors blend, about 3 minutes.
• Place salmon on a plate and top with tomato sauce.

MEDITERRANEAN SALMON

Steps:

• Mix together the olive oil and balsamic vinegar in a small bowl. Arrange the salmon fillets in a shallow baking dish. Rub garlic onto the fillets, then pour the vinegar and oil over them, turning once to coat. Season with cilantro, basil, and garlic salt. Set aside to marinate for 10 minutes.
• Preheat your oven's broiler.
• Place the salmon about 6 inches from the heat source, and broil for 15 minutes, turning once, or until browned on both sides and easily flaked with a fork. Brush occasionally with the sauce from the pan.

BRAISED SALMON WITH SOY-GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet (preferably nonstick), heat oil over medium-high heat until shimmering and hot. Add salmon and cook 3 minutes or until brown on one side. Flip and brown other side, about 3 minutes longer.
• In small bowl, mix all sauce ingredients. Add mixture to skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Cover and cook 8 to 12 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with fork. Place salmon on serving plates and drizzle with sauce.

MEDITERRANEAN ROASTED SALMON

Steps:

• Place salmon in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, honey, mustard and remaining salt. Spoon 1 tablespoon over each fillet., In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion, green pepper, olives and remaining oil mixture. Spoon over fillets. , Bake at 425° for 12-15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

OVEN-ROASTED MEDITERRANEAN SALMON

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400-degrees.
• In medium saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients and simmer over medium heat about 5 minutes.
• Season salmon with salt and pepper.
• Arrange in a single layer in baking dish.
• Spoon sauce around salmon and bake 15 minutes, or until just cooked through.
• Remove from oven; spoon sauce over salmon and serve.

BROILED SALMON WITH MEDITERRANEAN LENTILS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute carrot and onion in oil until tender. Add the lentils, peas, garlic and capers; cook and stir 3 minutes longer., Add the water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-50 minutes or until tender. Stir in lemon juice., Spritz fillets with butter-flavored spray; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 7-9 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with lentil mixture.