Sauteed Salmon with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette

This is a recipe for sauteed salmon with preserved lemon vinaigrette. Simply seasoned with salt and pepper, salmon gets a lively boost of flavor from the Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette. A quick and easy salmon meal with a very elegant feel and fresh flavors.

After a long creamy, cheesy, stewy Winter hiatus, Salmon Saturday is back.

If you’re like me, I can feel myself moving away from Winter comfort foods and shifting towards lighter fresher meals. Even with a brand new layer of  a snow on the ground this morning.

A quick moving storm rolled through town last night leaving us with a heavy white blanket of fresh snow.

But even this snow has a Spring feel to it. The dry powdery Ivory Snow Flakes we see from the frigid temperatures of Winter has now arrived as a much heavier product. Our grassy areas are soaking up the moisture and the sidewalks, streets and gutters are running full with slush and water.

This was taken out our bedroom window early this morning. The sun will soon rise, this snow will melt by midday and my little crocus bulbs will have pushed stems closer to the surface of the ground to produce the first blooms of spring. Cue the Robins please.

Moroccan Salmon Recipe

From the latest issue of Food and Wine Magazine comes this Moroccan inspired salmon recipe. Pan seared salmon (they featured Idaho trout), simply seasoned with salt and pepper, gets a lively boost of flavor from the Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette.

A quick and easy meal with a very elegant feel and fresh flavors.

Recipe for Sauteed Salmon with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette

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Salmon with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

salmon gets a lively boost of flavor from the Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette. A quick and easy salmon meal with a very elegant feel and fresh flavors.

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Morrocan

Keyword: salmon

Servings: 4

Calories: 255 kcal

Author: Adapted from Food and Wine Magazine

Ingredients

• 3 Tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 Tablespoon preserved lemon peel minced
• 1 Tablespoon shallot minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 Cup grape seed oil
• 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 4 salmon filets
• butter lettuce

Instructions

1. In a bowl whisk the vinegar, lemon juice, preserved lemon, shallot, fish sauce and sugar. Whisk in 1/4 cup of the oil. Stir in the chopped parsley and season with salt and pepper.
2. Season the salmon with salt and pepper. In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons of the oil until shimmering. Add the salmon skin side down and sprees with a spatula to flatten. Cook until the skin is crisp. Flip the fillets and cook until the fish is cooked and flaky.
3. Set the salmon on plates on a few leaves of the lettuce. Drizzle on the vinaigrette. Serve and pass the remaining vinaigrette at the table.

Nutrition Facts

Salmon with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette

Amount Per Serving

Calories 255 Calories from Fat 243

% Daily Value*

Fat 27g42%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 1mg0%

Sodium 179mg8%

Carbohydrates 2g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 84IU2%

Vitamin C 4mg5%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Salmon with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette…It’s what’s for Dinner.