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Crispy Skin Salmon with a Lemon Parsley Salad

Serves:

4

ABOUT THE RECIPE

Warning: Crispy Salmon Skin is very addictive and should you need a 12-step program to
get off the stuff, we hold meetings on Thursday nights after work to help those cope with
Salmon Skin Addiction (SSA). No judging here, just culinary understanding and love.

Ingredients

  • 4 center-cut Salmon fillets pin bones removed skin on and scaled


  • 1 cup all-purpose flour


  • 2 cloves garlic crushed


  • Salt and Pepper


  • 1½ tablespoons softened unsalted butter


  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil


For the Lemon Parsley Salad


  • 1 large bunch flat-leaf parsley


  • The juice of ½ a lemon


  • Salt and Pepper


  • 1 small garlic clove, minced


  • 2 tablespoons olive oil


Preparation

First dry the Salmon, especially on the skin side with paper towels.

Season both sides of the fillet with salt and pepper.

Heat the olive oil in a heavy non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until hot but

smoking. Dredge (only the skin side) of the salmon in the flour, shaking off all of the

excess flour.

Carefully add the salmon fillet, skin side down, and gently hold the fillets down for about

30 seconds or until the fish skin no longer wants to curl. Let the fish cook for about 3

minutes. Add the garlic and butter to the skillet and continue to cook for another 3

minutes (during this time, spoon the hot garlic butter over the fillets. Flip the fish and

cook for another 2 to 3 minutes or until the fish is just opaque when fork-tested.

To make the Lemon Parsley Salad, pick the parsley leaves from the stems—you want

about 2 loosely packed cups. Wash and gently dry with a clean towel.

In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil and season to taste

with salt and pepper

At the very last moment before dinner, sprinkle the parsley with a little salt, and then

gently toss with the dressing to coat lightly. To serve, transfer the fillet to four plates and

mound a small amount of the parsley salad on each. Should you decide not to treat your

SSA then talk to one of the Metro Fishmongers over by the oysters, they will put you in

touch with a reliable dealer.

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