Salmon With Polenta And Warm Tomato Vinaigrette Recipes

SALMON WITH POLENTA

Steps:

• In Dutch oven saute celery,onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon olive oil until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, Italian seasoning,thyme,basil and pepper.
• Cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In large heavy sauce pan bring water and salt to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a gentle boil and slowly whisk in polenta.
• Cook and stir with wooden spoon 15 to 20 minutes or until polenta is thickened and pulls away cleanly from sides of pan.
• Place flour in a large shallow bowl or plate; coat salmon on both sides.
• In large skillet lightly brown salmon in remaining 1 tablespoon of oil.
• Transfer salmon to tomato mixture and cook, uncovered about 5 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with a fork.
• Serve salmon and sauce over polenta.

SALMON WITH POLENTA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute celery and onion in 1 tablespoon oil until tender. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, Italian seasoning, thyme, basil and pepper. Cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally., In a large heavy saucepan, bring water and remaining salt to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle boil; slowly whisk in cornmeal. Cook and stir with a wooden spoon for 15-20 minutes or until polenta is thickened and pulls away cleanly from the sides of the pan., Place flour in a large shallow bowl; coat salmon on both sides. In a large skillet, brown salmon in remaining oil. Transfer salmon to tomato mixture; cook, uncovered, until fish just begins to flake with a fork, 3-5 minutes. Serve salmon and sauce with polenta.

POLENTA CRUSTED SALMON WITH TOMATO AND OLIVE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• To make the vinaigrette, in a bowl add the crushed garlic, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil and a good seasoning of salt and black pepper, and whisk thoroughly.
• Half an hour before serving, add the tomatoes, olives and chopped parsley.
• For the crust, just combine chopped parsley, garlic and polenta or semolina on a plate, season with salt and pepper and give it a good mix.
• Beat the eggs in a shallow dish.
• Wipe dry the the salmon fillets with kitchen paper.
• Dip the fillets first in the egg and then coat them with the polenta mixture, pressing it on well.
• In a very large frying pan, heat the oil over a high heat.
• When hot add the fish, then turn the heat down to medium and cook the fish for about 3-4 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the fish fillets.
• Drain on absorbent kitchen paper.
• To serve, spoon a small portion of vinaigrette onto a plate and place the fillet on top and serve the rest of the vinaigrette separately.