Cilantro Salmon

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 12 ounces salmon fillets (two 6-oz filets with skin on)
• coarse salt
• black pepper
• 1 cup fresh cilantro, rinsed
• 1 shallot, roughly chopped
• 1 lemon (zest and juice)
• 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 heat a frying pan over medium-high heat for 5 minutes with a teaspoon of olive oil.
• 2 meanwhile, season the fleshy side of the salmon with salt and pepper and then add it to the pan, skin side down.
• 3 cook the salmon for 4 minutes on the first side, then flip the fillets and cook for 3 minutes on the other side.
• 4 transfer the fish to a plate and let it rest for a minute or two.
• 5 to make the sauce, add the cilantro, shallot, lemon, and vinegar to the bowl of the food processor and pulse 15 times, or until everything is combined fully.
• 6 turn the food processor back on and slowly add the olive oil in a steady stream through the feeding tube until the mixture comes together in a smooth paste.
• 7 top the salmon fillets with the cilantro sauce and serve immediately.