Easy recipe for pan seared salmon topped with a spicy salsa of pomegranate, orange, onion, cilantro, hot pepper, lime juice, orange juice, cumin seeds, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Course Fish, Main dish
Cuisine American, International, Latin fusion, Pacific Northwest
Keyword Pan seared salmon, Pomegranate salsa, Salmon with pomegranate and orange salsa
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Marinating time 1 hourhour
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
For the pan seared salmon:
1 to 1 ½lbssalmoncut into 4 fillets – can also use halibut, tilapia, cod, red snapper, etc
2garlic clovescrushed
1tspground cayenne pepper
1tspground fennel
2tbslime juice
1/3cupwhite wine
2tbsolive oil
1tspsalt
1tspground pepper
2 -3tbsbutter or oil
For the pomegranate salsa
1cuppomegranate seeds or arilsfrom ½ large pomegranate
3orangespeeled and cut into supreme style segments (all the skin/pith/membranes/seeds removed), plus any remaining juice
Juice from 1 lime
½onionfinely diced
2tbsfinely chopped cilantro
1-2serrano peppersseeded and membranes removed, finely diced – replace with jalapeños for a milder version
1tspcumin seeds
2tbsolive oil
Salt and pepper
Side dishes:
Quinoa with tomatillo and cilantro sauce
Fried ripe plantains or fried green plantains
Instructions
Mix the crushed garlic, cayenne pepper, fennel, lime juice, white wine, olive oil, salt and pepper together to prepare a marinade for the fish.
Let the fish marinate for 1 to 2 hrs.
Meanwhile to prepare the pomegranate salsa, combine the pomegranate arils, orange segments, any juice squeezed from the orange membranes, lime juice, diced onion, cilantro, Serrano peppers, cumin seeds, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Mix the salsa well and let it rest refrigerated until ready to use.
Heat the butter or oil over medium high heat in a large sauté pan, add the salmon fillets and cook until browned on each side and cooked, about 3-5 minutes per side depending on the thickness of the fillets.
Serve immediately with the pomegranate salsa on top or on the side.