Seared Salmon With Pomegranate Thyme Butter Recipes

PAN SEARED SALMON

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper to taste.
• Place the salmon fillets, skin side up, in the pan. Cook undisturbed for 5 minutes, or until a golden brown crust forms.
• Carefully flip the salmon and cook for an additional 5-6 minutes or until fish is opaque and easily flakes.
• Remove the salmon from the pan. Add the butter to the pan and melt.
• Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in the lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
• Place the salmon back in the pan. Spoon the sauce over the top.
• Sprinkle the parsley over the salmon, then serve.

PAN SEARED SALMON WITH PANCETTA FRIED CABBAGE AND THYME BEURRE BLANC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper. In a large oven-safe saut¿ pan over medium-high heat, coat the bottom of the pan with oil and heat the oil. Pan-sear the seasoned fish, skin-side down, until browned, about 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer the fish to the oven for 10 minutes. In a large, deep saut¿ pan over medium-high heat, cook the pancetta until crisp, stirring frequently. Then add the cabbage into the pan, cover the pan and continue cooking until the cabbage is soft, about 15 minutes.
• To make the Thyme Beurre Blanc: In a saucepan, combine the white wine, diced shallots, crushed garlic, rosemary, and thyme. Cook until the wine is reduced by 3/4, then strain the wine into another saucepan and gradually whisk in the butter until the sauce is smooth.
• Serve the salmon fillets over the cabbage and drizzle the beurre blanc over the top.

SALMON WITH THYME, LEMON BUTTER AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Lay out a double layer of foil big enough to wrap fish in, and drizzle with oil. Place fish on foil. Put scallions and half the thyme in cavity of fish. Drizzle 2 tablespoons butter over fish, and sprinkle with salt to taste. Wrap fish loosely, place on a baking sheet and bake 35 minutes.
• Place a small skillet over medium heat. When pan is hot, add almonds, and stir until golden brown. Remove from pan, and set aside. In a small bowl, combine remaining melted butter and lemon juice; set aside.
• When fish is cooked, carefully peel skin from side facing you. With a knife, divide fish in three portions by making two long cuts parallel to each other and perpendicular to the backbone. Cut down to the rib bones, but do not cut through them. Remove a portion of meat by sliding a spatula over rib bones and pulling meat away; repeat with 2 remaining portions, and place on three warmed plates. Remove backbone and attached rib bones. Cut three more fillets from remaining fish, placing them on plates.
• Drizzle lemon butter over each fillet, and sprinkle with toasted almonds. Pull leaves from remaining sprigs of thyme, and scatter over fillets. Serve immediately.

PAN SEARED SALMON I

Steps:

• Preheat a large heavy skillet over medium heat for 3 minutes.
• Coat salmon with olive oil. Place in skillet, and increase heat to high. Cook for 3 minutes. Sprinkle with capers, and salt and pepper. Turn salmon over, and cook for 5 minutes, or until browned. Salmon is done when it flakes easily with a fork.
• Transfer salmon to individual plates, and garnish with lemon slices.

ROASTED SALMON WITH POMEGRANATE BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly oil a large rimmed baking sheet.
• Run your fingers over the side cut of the salmon, feeling for any pin bones.
• If necessary, pull any bones out with sterilized tweezers. Place the salmon on the baking sheet, flesh side up. Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Cut vertically into 6 equal portions, but do not separate the pieces (this makes the salmon easier to serve after cooking).
• Roast the salmon until it shows just a hint of bright pink when prodded at the center of one of the cuts with a knife, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the pomegranate butter sauce. Bring the pomegranate juice, red wine, shallots,and rosemary to a boil in a nonreactive medium saucepan over high heat. Cook until the mixture is reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 6 minutes. Reduce the heat to very low.
• Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in one tablespoon of the butter. Whisk until the butter softens into a creamy texture, occasionally returning the pan to the heat to keep it warm, but not hot. Repeat with the remaining butter, one tablespoon at a time. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Do not bother to keep the sauce piping hot; it will be warmed by the heat of the salmon.
• Serve on individual dinner plates and spoon the sauce on top; serve immediately.

SEARED SALMON WITH LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• Spray a large cast-iron skillet or stainless steel skillet with nonstick cooking spray and heat it over medium-high heat.
• When the pan is hot, add half of the butter, and let it melt.
• The pan should be hot enough that the butter bubbles but doesn't brown.
• Add in the salmon, skin side down and top it with half the lime juice and half of the salt.
• Sear the salmon (cook it without moving it) for about 5 minutes until it starts to cook through.
• Add the remaining half of the butter to the pan and flip the salmon.
• Decrease the heat slightly; top the salmon with the rest of the lime juice and a little more salt.
• Cook it for 3-5 minutes until the salmon flakes easily and is cooked through.
• Remove the salmon to a plate and top it with any pan drippings.