Poached salmon on tomato relish

Recipe Information

Ingredients

• Tomato relish:

  • 2 medium tomatoes, chopped

  • 2 tablespoons onion, finely chopped

  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped

  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste

  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • Black pepper to taste

• Salmon

  • 4 5-ounce salmon steaks

  • 3 cups water

  • 4 black peppercorns

  • 1 lemon, sliced

  • 3 parsley sprigs

  • 1 small onion, thickly sliced

  • 2 bay leaves

Directions

• For the tomato relish, mix together all the ingredients and set aside.

• For the salmon, add the water to a pan (large enough to place salmon steaks in one layer) and bring to a boil.

• Add the black peppercorns, lemon slices, parsley sprigs, onion, and bay leaves to the boiling water.

• Reduce the heat to allow a gentle simmer, cover pan and continue to simmer 5 minutes.

• Add the salmon steaks to the pan. Add additional water to cover the salmon if needed.

• Continue to simmer uncovered for 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

• Divide the tomato relish evenly on four plates and place the salmon steaks on top of the relish.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 246 cal

• Total fat: 10g

• Saturated fat: 3g

• Cholesterol: 93mg

• Sodium: 94mg

• Potassium: 945mg

• Carbohydrate: 7g

• Fiber: 2g

• Protein: 31g