Salmon Fillet with Citrus Fruits and Green Vegetables
Citrus salmon fillets with green vegetables is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the marine fish category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 2 pieces salmon fillets about 200 g each (with skin)
- 500 g green vegetables of choice (e.g., sugar snap peas, broccoli, green beans, kale, green asparagus)
- 2 tsp grated lemon zest
- 1 grapefruit
- 1 orange
- 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 0.5 tsp ground coriander
- olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper (freshly ground)
Instructions
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1.
Wash, trim, and if necessary peel the vegetables, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
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2.
Remove any remaining pin bones from the salmon with tweezers. Sprinkle lemon zest and salt over the flesh side of the salmon and drizzle with a little olive oil. Set aside to rest briefly.
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3.
Place the prepared vegetables in a steamer basket, season with salt and pepper, and lay the salmon on top.
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4.
Bring water to a boil in a large pot, place the steamer basket inside, cover, and steam for about 12 minutes until cooked through.
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5.
Peel the grapefruit and orange with a sharp knife, remove all white membranes, and slice into segments along the natural separators, catching any juice that drips out.
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6.
In a bowl whisk together 2 tbsp citrus juice, remaining lemon zest, ginger, a pinch of salt, coriander, and about 5 tbsp oil. Plate the salmon and vegetables with this vinaigrette and garnish with orange and grapefruit slices.