Best Cajun Blackened Salmon Recipes

CAJUN BLACKENED SALMON

Steps:

• Mix together spices in an airtight jar and shake until well blended.
• Sprinkle cajun spice liberally over salmon fillets on both sides.
• Melt butter in a large pan over medium high heat until sizzling hot.
• Place salmon fillets in butter and cook each side 4-8 minutes, depending on the size of the fillet. Be sure to cook one whole side before flipping to blacken properly.

CAJUN BLACKENED SALMON RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all the Cajun spice rub ingredients and stir.
• Place the salmon fillets on a cutting board and rub the olive oil over all sides of the salmon fillets.
• Sprinkle the spice rub over the salmon, using your hands to ensure all sides are covered.
• Cook on a BBQ over a medium to high heat for 2 minutes per side. The outside should start to blacken and crisp, leaving the salmon juicy inside.
• Once the salmon is cooked set aside.
• In a large bowl, add all of the salsa ingredients and stir well.
• Serve the salmon with an extra sprinkling of parsley alongside the salsa.
• Enjoy!

THE BEST CAJUN BLACKENED SALMON EVER.

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium high heat. Stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons (depending on how spicy you like it) of Cajun's Choice Blackened Seasoning and garlic. Stir constantly for 1 minute to blend flavors. Slow the cooking of the butter and the garlic by adding wine. Stir constantly and cook for 1 minute. Add fish fillets and cook until fish flakes apart. Squeeze lemon over fish and serve.

CAJUN BLACKENED SALMON

Steps:

• 1. Preheat grill. Generously grease or oil the grill grates.
• 2. Thoroughly combine all the seasonings (from paprika to cumin) in a bowl, and set seasoning blend aside.
• 3. With half of the melted butter (1/4 cup), brush both sides of all the fillets. Rub the seasoning blend over both sides of all of the fillets. Drizzle 1/8 cup of the melted butter over the fillets.
• 4. Place fillets on hot grill, buttered side down, and grill until blackened, about 3 to 5 minutes. Turn fillets over, drizzle the remaining 1/8 cup of melted butter across the top of each fillet, and continue grilling for another 3 to 4 minutes or until the second side is blackened and the fillets are opaque and flake easily with a fork at the thickets part.

CAJUN BLACKENED SALMON WITH PUREED PEAS AND DOOR STOP FRIES

Steps:

• Peel and cut potatoes into very fat chips, heat some oil in a large frying pan and fry chips until cooked and crisp, turning constantly, to brown on all sides. Alternatively fry in a chip fryer if you have one.
• Coat salmon with Cajun seasoning, heat a small amount of oil in a pan, place salmon skin side down and fry for 4-5 minutes, turn and fry for a further 4-5 Min's. Cooking times will vary depending on the thickness of the fillet.
• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add peas and boil for about 5 Min's. Drain and puree peas with butter, salt and pepper in a food processor or blender.
• To serve: Divide puree mix between 4 plates, place salmon on top, and stack chips on top of each other.

BLACKENED CAJUN SALMON WITH LIME AIOLI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180oC/350oF/gas 4. Spoon the Cajun Chicken seasoning onto a flat plate and use to dust the salmon fillets,shaking off any excess.Heat an ovenproof frying pan or griddle pan. Add half the olive oil and sear the salmon, skin - side down, for 30 seconds, then turn over and cook for 1 minute. Transfer to the oven and roast for 6 minutes or until tender but still very moist in the middle.
• Meanwhile, make the lime aioli. Put the mayonnaise in a bowl and beat in the remaning olive oil and the garlic. Add a light grating of lime zest,then cut the lime in half and add a squeeze of the juice from on half. Season to taste and mix well to combine.
• Arrange the salmon on plates and add a tablespoon of the lime aioli by the side of each. Cut the remaining lime half into quarters an serve with salmon.