Salmon with coriander lime pistou

Recipes / Fish

For a simple seafood main that will impress your guests, sandwich salmon fillets with a zesty herb paste and roast in your barbie.

Recipe «Salmon with coriander lime pistou» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 salmon fillets, skin on, 2 cups chopped fresh coriander, 1 tbsp finely grated lime rind, 1 garlic clove, finely chopped, 60ml peanut oil , Large pinch of sea salt flakes .

Ingredients:

  • 2 salmon fillets, skin on 
  • 2 cups chopped fresh coriander 
  • 1 tbsp finely grated lime rind 
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 
  • 60ml peanut oil 
  • Large pinch of sea salt flakes 

Instructions

  1. To make the coriander lime pistou, place the coriander, lime rind, garlic, oil and salt in a mortar and gently pound with a pestle until a paste forms.
  2. Preheat a closed barbecue or oven to 200°C. Place 1 salmon fillet, skin-side down, on a clean work surface. Spread evenly with pistou. Top with remaining salmon fillet, skin-side up. Use unwaxed white kitchen string to tie at 5cm intervals to secure. Wrap in foil and place in a disposable foil tray.
  3. Roast salmon in closed barbecue or oven for 30 minutes for medium or until cooked to your liking. Remove from barbecue and set aside for 5 minutes to rest. Cut into slices to serve.