SALMON COOKED ON SALT (SAUMON A L'UNILATERAL)

Salmon Cooked on Salt (Saumon a l'Unilateral) image

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 2

2 cups coarse sea salt or kosher salt
1 (1 1/4-pound) center-cut piece salmon fillet

Steps:

Spread salt evenly in a dry 10-inch heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) and heat over moderately high heat until salt is hot to the touch and just beginning to smoke, about 4 minutes.
Pat salmon dry and season flesh with salt and pepper, then put, skin side down, on salt. Cook salmon, covered, without turning, until almost cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, until salmon is just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes.
Slide a spatula between salmon skin and flesh and transfer salmon to a platter (salmon skin will be too salty to eat).