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Cajun Or Blackened Salmon

Type: Fish
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 2 people

Recipe Ingredients

2   Salmon fillets - (6 oz ea)
1   Idaho potato (large)
1   Fresh corn ear or canned
1   Carrot (large)
4 oz 113gBaby string beans
1   Roasted red pepper, or 1 jar
  Olive oil
1 tablespoon 15mlButter
  Fresh dill - cut chiffonade
  Fresh mint - cut chiffonade
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
  Cajun Spice Mix
2 teaspoons 10mlCayenne
2 teaspoons 10mlCumin
2 teaspoons 10mlChili powder
4 teaspoons 20mlPaprika
1 teaspoon 5mlCinnamon
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Peel potato and carrot, cut into small dice. Toss with salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Julienne red pepper. Drain canned corn, or clean corn-on-the-cob, blanch it in salted water and shock it in ice water. Blanch and shock string beans.

Saute the potatoes and carrots in olive oil until they are cooked 90 percent of the way. Remove from heat, season, and add the red peppers.

Prepare fish: Heat a small saute pan and coat with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Meanwhile, season the salmon and dip the fillets in the Cajun Spice Mix. Sear on both sides for 3 minutes. Heat up the potato hash, adding 1 tablespoon butter, string beans, corn, and the red peppers. Add the mint and dill. Transfer vegetables to a serving plate, top with fish and spoon sauce around it.

This recipe yields 2 servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - (Show # CL-9274) - from the TV FOOD - NETWORK

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