Mediterranean Breaded Salmon With Vegetables Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN BREADED SALMON WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line 15x10x1/2-inch pan with heavy-duty foil; spray foil with cooking spray.
• If lima beans are frozen in solid block, microwave on High about 1 minute or just long enough to break beans apart. Place beans and eggplant in pan; drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; toss. Spread in single layer in pan. Bake 15 minutes.
• Pat salmon dry with paper towels. Remove pan from oven. Push vegetables to sides of pan; place salmon skin side down in center. Brush salmon with 1 teaspoon oil; sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Arrange vegetables in single layer around salmon. In small bowl, mix topping ingredients. Press half of mixture, about 1/2 cup, evenly on salmon. Sprinkle remaining topping over vegetables.
• Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork and vegetables are crisp-tender. (If fish browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil.)
• Spoon beans and eggplant into large heatproof bowl; cover salmon with foil. Toss vegetables with roasted peppers and spinach. Cover with foil; let stand 2 to 3 minutes or until spinach is slightly wilted. Cut salmon into 4 servings; carefully lift fish from skin with pancake turner to serving plate. Serve salmon with vegetables.

BRAISED SALMON MEDITERRANEAN STYLE

Steps:

• Prepare the fruit and vegetable garnish. Peel the carrot and slice in thin half moons. Slice the celery branches and peel the clementines and remove as much as the white filaments as possible. Cube the tomato, and peel and thinly slice the onion.
• In a medium size pot, add the water, clementine juice, white wine, red wine vinegar and olive oil and bring to a boil. Add the carrots, onions, celery and tomato and salt and pepper (it should taste under-seasoned, as it will go through reduction). Then cover, lower the heat and let cook for 10 to 15 minutes while you prepare the fish.
• Remove any dark flesh from the fish if present. Wash the lettuce leaves, remove the hard white part and blanch the lettuce by plunging them in boiling water for 5 to 10 seconds, until it becomes limp and dark green. Remove and refresh immediately in cold water. When cold, drain and squeeze out the excess water.
• Then season each piece of salmon individually on both sides, and wrap them neatly in the lettuce leaves so that you get nice small bundles. Place the fish in the braising liquid, on top of the vegetables. The liquid should reach halfway up the sides of the salmon. Lower the heat to very low, cover and cook for 5 to 10 minutes. (The cooking time depends on your preferences. Some people like their fish slightly underdone in the middle, others like it cooked through. Check the inside of one fish by gently pulling the lettuce aside and separate the flakes of the salmon. The inside color will tell you how done it is. The best is when it is slightly orange inside and pink on the outside)
• When the fish is cooked, remove from the pot and reduce the cooking liquid by 1/3 to 1/2, until full-flavored. Add the clementine segments to warm them. Do not allow them to overcook and fall apart. Check the seasoning and add the lemon juice.
• Place each piece of fish in a small soup plate. Surround the fish with a nice mix of garnish and cover it with the cooking juice. Decorate with pieces of black olives, sliced scallion, and little celery leaves bouquets. Finally, brush the fish with some olive oil to make it shiny, and serve immediately.

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.

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.