Spiced salmon with coconut & cucumber salad

Recipes / Fish

Serve these amazing spiced Indian salmon fillets on refreshing cucumber and coconut salad.

Recipe «Spiced salmon with coconut & cucumber salad» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 tbsp mild curry powder, 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, 6-8 fresh curry leaves *, 4 x 180g skinless salmon fillets, pin-boned, Pappadams, to serve , 1 small telegraph cucumber, peeled, finely chopped, 4 tbsp desiccated coconut, 1 carrot, finely chopped , 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, finely chopped, 1 long green chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped, 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped, plus extra leaves to garnish, 2 tsp black sesame seeds*, 1/3 cup olive oil, 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice, 1/2 tsp curry powder.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp mild curry powder 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 6-8 fresh curry leaves * 
  • 4 x 180g skinless salmon fillets, pin-boned 
  • Pappadams, to serve 
  • 1 small telegraph cucumber, peeled, finely chopped 
  • 4 tbsp desiccated coconut 
  • 1 carrot, finely chopped 
  • 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, finely chopped 
  • 1 long green chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped 
  • 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped, plus extra leaves to garnish 
  • 2 tsp black sesame seeds* 
  • 1/3 cup olive oil 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice 
  • 1/2 tsp curry powder 

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, combine the curry powder with 1 tablespoon of the oil and the curry leaves, if using. Add salmon and coat well in mixture. Set aside.
  2. For the salad, place the cucumber, coconut, carrot, tomato, chilli, coriander and sesame seeds in a bowl, and toss to combine. Mix together the olive oil, lime juice and curry powder, then toss through the salad.
  3. Heat the remaining oil in a large non-stick frypan over medium heat, add the salmon and cook for 2-3 minutes each side until just cooked through. Serve the salmon with salad and pappadams. Sprinkle salmon with extra coriander.