Salmon With Orecchiette Caramelized Onions And Horseradish Cream Recipes

SALMON WITH ORECCHIETTE, CARAMELIZED ONIONS, AND HORSERADISH CRE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onions and saute until deep golden brown, about 28 minutes.
• Set aside.
• Boil cream and clam juice in heavy large saucepan until reduced to 1 cup, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Whisk in horseradish.
• Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• (Caramelized onions and sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.)
• Cook broccoli rabe in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• Using tongs, transfer to plate.
• Reserve cooking water.
• Cut broccoli rabe lengthwise in half, then chop coarsely crosswise.
• Return water in pot to boil.
• Add pasta and cook until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
• Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
• Return pasta to same pot.
• Add 2 tablespoons oil, caramelized onions, broccoli rabe, Parmesan cheese, and 3/4 cup reserved cooking liquid.
• Toss pasta mixture over medium-high heat until heated through, adding remaining reserved cooking liquid if pasta is dry, about 5 minutes.
• Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
• Add salmon to skillet, skin side up, and cook until brown on bottom, about 3 minutes.
• Turn salmon over and cook until skin is golden brown and crisp and salmon is just opaque in center, about 3 minutes longer.
• Bring horseradish sauce to simmer.
• Divide pasta mixture among 4 plates.
• Top with salmon, skin side down.
• Spoon horseradish sauce over salmon and serve.

SALMON WITH HORSERADISH "CREAM"

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg.F. Lightly oil a 9-in. pie plate or other baking dish.
• Combine the yogurt, horseradish and chives in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Season the salmon lightly with salt and pepper. Place salmon in pan and pour sauce over it.
• Bake salmon until just cooked through, about 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer to plate. Garnish with chives.
• Note1: The original calls for low-fat yogurt, but I don't like the additives, and always use whole milk natural yogurt.
• Note2: The original recipe suggests 1 tbl. of the yogurt mix spread on the fish, with the remainder passed as a sauce. I really prefer cooking all of the sauce and serving the pan sauces with the fish.
• Note3: A fillet works as well as a steak, just watch the thickness.
• Note4: Try fresh dill instead of chives - lovely. Also, really drain the horseradish well.

BAKED HORSERADISH SALMON

Steps:

• Place salmon skin side down in an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine the butter, horseradish, lemon juice, garlic powder and pepper; spread over salmon. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

SPICY SALMON WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Combine the black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, minced garlic, Dijon mustard, brown sugar, onion powder, and salt in a small bowl. Stir in 1 tablespoon of olive oil to make a paste. Spread the paste all over the salmon fillets, and set aside to marinate at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a small pan over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until tender and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Heat a separate non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the salmon fillets in the hot skillet until golden brown on each side, and no longer translucent in the center, about 4 minutes per side. Pour the browned onions and olive oil over the salmon fillets to serve.

SALMON WITH POTATOES AND HORSERADISH-TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees and liberally grease a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with butter. Slice the potatoes paper-thin (less than 1/8-inch thick) and line the dish with the potatoes, slightly overlapping them as you arrange them in an even layer. Season generously with salt and pepper, dot with the shallots and bake until the potatoes are almost cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the horseradish-tarragon sauce: Add the sour cream, prepared horseradish, 2 tablespoons each tarragon and chives, white pepper (if using) and 1 teaspoon salt to a medium bowl and stir to combine. Refrigerate. (This makes about 1 1/3 cups.)
• Sprinkle the salmon with the paprika and season with salt. Remove the dish from the oven and gently place the salmon on top of the potatoes. Brush 2 to 3 tablespoons of the horseradish-tarragon sauce over the salmon to coat, then bake until the fish flakes with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillet.
• Sprinkle the fish with the remaining 1 tablespoon each tarragon and chives. Serve with the remaining horseradish-tarragon sauce.

MERLE'S HORSERADISH SALMON LOG

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix together the salmon, cream cheese, onion, horseradish, lemon juice, salt and liquid smoke in a medium bowl.
• Chill the salmon mixture at least 1 hour; shape into an 8 X 2 inch log.
• Combine nuts and dill; roll log in the nut mixture.
• Chill at least 2 hours more or overnight.