Go fishing for compliments with this sublime salmon dish – anyone who tastes the crispy skin speckled with sesame seeds, the more-ish spiced fries and tangy pickled cucumber salad is going to be falling at your feet in appreciation!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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2
sweet potato
½ sachet
Aussie spice blend
1
cucumber
1 sachet
sesame seeds
(Contains: Sesame; May be present: Gluten, Milk, Peanuts, Soy, Wheat, Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pine Nut, Pistachio, Pecan, Walnut.)
1 packet
salmon
(Contains: Fish; May be present: Crustaceans, Mollusc.)
½
pear
1 bag
mixed salad leaves
1 packet
Garlic Sauce
(Contains: Sesame, Eggs, Milk;)
olive oil
¼ cup
rice wine vinegar
pinch
sugar
Preheat the oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. Cut the sweet potato into fries. Place on a lined oven tray. Add the Aussie spice blend (see ingredients) and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil, toss to coat, then bake until tender, 20-25 minutes.
While the fries are baking, thinly slice the cucumber into rounds. In a small bowl, add the rice wine vinegar and a good pinch of sugar and salt. Stir to dissolve and add the cucumber. Add just enough water to cover the cucumber. Toss to coat, then set aside until serving.
Spread the sesame seeds over a plate. Pat the salmon dry with a paper towel, drizzle with a little olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Press the salmon skin-side down into the sesame seeds to coat. TIP: Patting the skin dry helps it crisp up in the pan!
Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, cook the salmon, skin-side down first, until just cooked through, 2-4 minutes each side (depending on thickness). TIP: Salmon can be served slightly blushing pink in the centre.
Thinly slice the pear (see ingredients). Drain the pickled cucumber. In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, pear and mixed salad leaves. Drizzle with olive oil and season to taste. Toss to coat.
Divide the sesame-crusted salmon, sweet potato fries and pickled cucumber salad between plates. Serve with the garlic sauce.