WOW, who knew? I guess a lifetime of hanging out in his family kitchen combined with an innate global sensibility lead my son to create unbelievable flavours and presentation in this glorious dish, and with such ease!
As this dish came together, the aroma of caramelized onions and sensuous saffron butter lingers now in my memory. So, here it is, so easy and quick to prepare:
This is a one pan meal, so you will need a large non stick skillet, big enough to sauté vegetables and sear a medium size salmon filet (serves 4 people).
Sauté in olive oil on medium heat:
2 small onions, cut them in long thin slices
2 cloves of slivered garlic
several cherry tomatoes, cut in half. It's nice if you have red and yellow ones...
Add a sprinkle of cumin, turmeric, salt, pepper
In a separate small pot, melt about 1/4 cup of butter and once melted, put a few strands of saffron in the butter and let sit for a couple of minutes and the butter will turn a golden yellow. KEY- you really need the good stuff here, so use authentic saffron, ex: Iranian. Spend the bucks, it's expensive but it last a very long time and there is no replacement for the unique deep flavour of this spice.
Turn up your heat a bit and move the veggies to one side of the pan. Place the salmon in the pan, skin side down. Season the top with some salt and pepper and now...spoon the saffron butter on top of the salmon and on veggies. Once the salmon is cooked (will be rare to medium) plate the fish and veggies on a nice big platter, side by side.
In the same pan, put a heaping amount of fresh spinach and sauté as it will quickly wilt and absorb all of the pan flavours. The spinach is then placed on the other side of the same platter and voila!
Not only is this dish splendid to eat, it is gorgeous to look at too. " Not because he's my son" (ha-ha)but this was truly one of the tastiest fish meals we have enjoyed! Delectable! Bravo!
Yia'sta heria sou!! (bless your little hands)
As this dish came together, the aroma of caramelized onions and sensuous saffron butter lingers now in my memory. So, here it is, so easy and quick to prepare:
This is a one pan meal, so you will need a large non stick skillet, big enough to sauté vegetables and sear a medium size salmon filet (serves 4 people).
Sauté in olive oil on medium heat:
2 small onions, cut them in long thin slices
2 cloves of slivered garlic
several cherry tomatoes, cut in half. It's nice if you have red and yellow ones...
Add a sprinkle of cumin, turmeric, salt, pepper
In a separate small pot, melt about 1/4 cup of butter and once melted, put a few strands of saffron in the butter and let sit for a couple of minutes and the butter will turn a golden yellow. KEY- you really need the good stuff here, so use authentic saffron, ex: Iranian. Spend the bucks, it's expensive but it last a very long time and there is no replacement for the unique deep flavour of this spice.
Turn up your heat a bit and move the veggies to one side of the pan. Place the salmon in the pan, skin side down. Season the top with some salt and pepper and now...spoon the saffron butter on top of the salmon and on veggies. Once the salmon is cooked (will be rare to medium) plate the fish and veggies on a nice big platter, side by side.
Not only is this dish splendid to eat, it is gorgeous to look at too. " Not because he's my son" (ha-ha)but this was truly one of the tastiest fish meals we have enjoyed! Delectable! Bravo!
Yia'sta heria sou!! (bless your little hands)
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