Salmon with Charred Spring Onion Salsa

    10m prep time
    25m total time
    Medium level
    12 ingredients

Elevate your salmon by spooning over this charred spring onion salsa. Spring onions are sizzled and charred until crispy then stirred through ginger, garlic, chilli, lemon and herbs to create a fiery fresh salsa. Served with brown rice and greens for a healthy midweek meal that's packed with nutrients.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Set a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and add in the veg oil. Once hot, add in the sliced spring onions and fry, stiring every so often, until crispy and caramelised. Remove from the pan and set aside to cool.

Step 2

Finely chop the chilli and coriander and add to a bowl along with the olive oil, ginger and garlic paste, chopped hazelnuts, lemon zest and juice. Stir in the frazzled spring onions and season generously with salt and pepper. Loosen with a drizzle more olive oil if you like and taste for seasoning, adjusting with more lemon or ginger and garlic if needed.

Step 3

Season the salmon fillets all over with salt and a little pepper. Tip: Seasoning the skin side of the fish will help prevent the skin from sticking to the pan. In the same pan as before, turn the heat to medium and lay in the salmon fillets, skin-side down. Fry for 3 minutes until crisp then flip over, lower the heat and cook for a further 3 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside to rest.

Step 4

To cook your greens, add them to the same pan with a splash of water and top with a lid to steam for 2 minutes. Alternatively, blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes. Heat the rice according to the pack instructions.

Step 5

Plate up the rice, salmon and greens with a generous spoonful of the spring onion salsa over the top of the salmon. Squeeze over any extra lemon and dig in.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 320g Green Medley 2 x Sainsbury's Tender Green Medley 160g
  • 1 Lemon, zest and juice 1 x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 1 Bunch Coriander, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Bunch Coriander 30g
  • 100g Spring Onions, sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g
  • 2 Cooked Rice 2 x Ben's Original Classic Wholegrain Microwave Rice 220g
  • 2 tsp Garlic & Ginger Paste, or fresh, finely grated 1 x KTC Minced Garlic & Ginger Paste 210g
  • 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1L
  • 30g Roasted Chopped Hazelnuts 1 x Sainsbury's Roasted Chopped Hazelnuts 100g
  • 0.5 Red Chilli, deseeded and finely chopped, add more if you like a little more heat 1 x Sainsbury's Red Chillies 65g
  • 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin, SO Organic 500ml
  • 4 Salmon Fillets 2 x Sainsbury's Skin on ASC Scottish Salmon Fillets x2 240g
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
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