Pan Seared Salmon w/ French Green Lentils
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Author Notes: By crisping the skin on the stove-top for a few minutes, and finishing the salmon in a high heat oven, it allows for the salmon to be done to perfection... every time.
Adapted from the blog Korean American Mommy (who adapted it from Ina Garten's Barefoot in Paris) - mtlabor
Serves 2
- 1 cup French green lentils
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for rubbing salmon
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 leek, white and light green parts only, chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 8 oz. salmon fillets
- In a medium heat proof bowl, add the lentils and cover with boiling water. Let sit for about 15-20 minutes. Drain, and set aside.
- In a large skillet, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add onions, leeks, thyme, salt, and pepper. Saute for about 10 minutes, or until onions start to soften.
- Add the garlic and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute or two. Add celery, carrots, chicken stock, lentils, and tomato paste. Stir until tomato paste is well incorporated and cover. Stirring occasionally, simmer for about 20-25 minutes, or until lentils are tender. Slowly stir in the vinegar until you reach the desired taste. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 450 F.
- Heat a large oven-proof skillet over high heat. Rub both sides of salmon fillet with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. If you want a crispier skin of the salmon, make about 2-3 diagonal scores on the skin before you add it to skillet. This will create less surface area to heat and allow for the skin to crisp up faster.
- Place salmon fillets, skin side down, in the skillet and cook for about 2-3 minutes, or until skin is browned. Carefully flip each fillet over and transfer skillet to oven for about 5 minutes, or until pink throughout. (I'd never cooked salmon this way either, I usually just use that method for steaks, but was pleasantly surprised that the salmon came out PERFECT doing this)
- Serve the salmon over a mound of the lentil mixture and dig in!
Tags: lentils, lentils, salmon, Vegetables
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over 1 year ago susan5500s
It's a wonderful recipe, actually you made it easier for me to cook...for 2. Thank you.
over 1 year ago mtlabor
lol went a little comment crazy there...
over 1 year ago mtlabor
I originally saw it on the blog Korean American Mommy and tweaked it a bit to my tastes... but upon further inspection of the blog post, it does say that the recipe is from that book (which I don't own or have ever looked through)... so I will duly note that now. Thanks for the heads up!
over 1 year ago mtlabor
I originally saw it on the blog Korean American Mommy and tweaked it a bit to my tastes... but upon further inspection of the blog post, it does say that the recipe is from that book (which I don't own or have ever looked through)... so I will duly note that now. Thanks for the heads up!
over 1 year ago mtlabor
I originally saw it on the blog Korean American Mommy and tweaked it a bit to my tastes... but upon further inspection of the blog post, it does say that the recipe is from that book (which I don't own or have ever looked through)... so I will duly note that now. Thanks for the heads up!
over 1 year ago susan5500s
Isn't this Ina Garten's recipe from Barefoot in Paris? The quantities are halved, that's all
over 1 year ago mtlabor
I originally saw it on the blog Korean American Mommy and tweaked it a bit to my tastes... but upon further inspection of the blog post, it does say that the recipe is from that book (which I don't own or have ever looked through)... so I will duly note that now. Thanks for the heads up!
over 1 year ago mtlabor
I originally saw it on the blog Korean American Mommy and tweaked it a bit to my tastes... but upon further inspection of the blog post, it does say that the recipe is from that book (which I don't own or have ever looked through)... so I will duly note that now. Thanks for the heads up!
over 1 year ago mtlabor
I originally saw it on the blog Korean American Mommy and tweaked it a bit to my tastes... but upon further inspection of the blog post, it does say that the recipe is from that book (which I don't own or have ever looked through)... so I will duly note that now. Thanks for the heads up!
over 1 year ago mtlabor
I originally saw it on the blog Korean American Mommy and tweaked it a bit to my tastes... but upon further inspection of the blog post, it does say that the recipe is from that book (which I don't own or have ever looked through)... so I will duly note that now. Thanks for the heads up!
over 1 year ago ChefJune
funny I'm just seeing this now. Takes me back to my first lunch in Paris 20 years ago at Willi's Wine Bar. My plate looked a lot like the picture above.
almost 3 years ago TheWimpyVegetarian
Yum! I love the combination of salmon and lentils!