Sesame-Crusted Salmon

Great presentation on a plate...something you expect from a fusion restaurant. From Donna Hay's Dining Cookbook.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4 (180 g)  salmon fillets
• 1⁄4 cup sesame seeds
• 1⁄4 cup black sesame seed
• 1  tablespoon  oil

• GREENS

• 1  bunch  gai lan, trimmed and halved
• 1  bunch choy sum, trimmed and halved
• 2  teaspoons  sesame oil
• 1  tablespoon  shredded ginger
• 3  tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2  tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 3  tablespoons Chinese wine or 3  tablespoons sherry wine

Directions

1. Remove skin from salmon.
2. Combine sesame seeds and place them in a shallow dish.
3. Press both sides of salmon pieces into sesame seeds to form a crust.
4. Place greens in a saucepan of boiling water and cook for 1 minute, then drain.
5. Heat sesame oil in a pan over high heat.
6. Add ginger and cook for 1 minute.
7. Add oyster and soya sauces, sugar and wine, and simmer for 4 minutes or until thickened.
8. Place a frypan over low heat, add oil and place salmon in pan.
9. Cook salmon over low heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until it is cooked medium-rare.
10. To serve, toss greens in frypan with the simmering sauce and place on serving plates.
11. Top greens with sesame-crusted salmon and serve.