SEARED SALMON WITH TOMATILLO COULIS

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Categories     Fish     Pepper     Tomato     Bake     Basil     Salmon     Spinach     Hot Pepper     Healthy     Tomatillo     Gourmet

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 20

For tomatillo coulis
1 small red onion
1/4 pound fresh tomatillos*
1 fresh green Anaheim chile*
1 fresh poblano chile*
3 unpeeled garlic cloves
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 scant cup cilantro sprigs
1 scant cup packed fresh spinach leaves
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
about 1/4 cup water
four 5-ounce pieces salmon fillet with skin
12 fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns**
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
*available at Latino markets, specialty foods shops, and some supermarkets
**available at Asian markets and some specialty foods shops and supermarkets

Steps:

  • Make coulis: Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Quarter onion. In a shallow baking pan toss onion, tomatillos (in husks), chiles, and garlic cloves with 2 tablespoons olive oil until coated. Roast vegetables in middle of oven until tender, about 25 minutes.
  • Wearing rubber gloves, peel chiles. Cut off tops of chiles and remove seeds and ribs. Discard husks from tomatillos and peel garlic. In a blender purée roasted vegetables and all remaining coulis ingredients except water, adding just enough water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if necessary to facilitate blending. Season coulis with salt.
  • With a paring knife make 3 slits in top of each salmon fillet and stuff each with a basil leaf. With a mortar and pestle or an electric coffee/spice grinder coarsely grind peppercorns. Brush salmon with extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with ground peppercorns and sea salt. In a large nonstick skillet heat olive oil over high heat until hot but not smoking and sear salmon fillets, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides and just cooked through, about 7 minutes total. Serve salmon with coulis.

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