Almond Crusted Salmon With Mango Salsa & Curry Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups plum wine
• 1/2 cup mirin, sweet rice wine
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons chopped peeled gingerroot
• 2 teaspoons chopped peeled lemongrass
• 2 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon green curry paste
• 1/2 cup diced peeled mango
• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons chopped shallots
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons diced seeded jalapeno peppers
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon chopped peeled gingerroot
• 1/2 teaspoon honey
• 2/3 cup finely chopped almonds
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 4 salmon fillets, 1 inch thick

Recipe

• 1 combine first 7 ingredients in a medium saucepan.
• 2 bring to a simmer over medium heat, and cook 40 minutes or until reduced to 1 cup.
• 3 strain mixture through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
• 4 add 1 cup chopped cilantro and curry paste to liquid in bowl, and stir well; set curry sauce aside, and keep warm.
• 5 combine mango and next 8 ingredients (mango through honey) in a bowl; stir well, and set mango salsa aside.
• 6 place almonds in a shallow dish.
• 7 place egg in another shallow dish.
• 8 dip salmon fillets in egg , and dredge in almonds.
• 9 place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
• 10 add fillets; cook 5 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• 11 be careful not to let the almonds burn.
• 12 top fish with the mango salsa and then drizzle curry sauce over all.