Pan- Seared Salmon With Fresh Tomato-Basil Relish

Submitted by Psugrl

"Make it in Minutes: 8 pts Orzo pasta, lightly drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil and cracked black pepper, makes fitting accompaniment for this dish."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1⁄4 cup fresh basil, thinly sliced
• 1 small garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 2 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon olive oil

directions

1. Combine tomatoes, basil, garlic, vinegar, 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/8 tsp of pepper.
2. Sprinkle the salmon with cumin and remaining salt and pepper. heat oil in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. add the salmon and cook 4 minutes. Turn salmon and cook 1 minute longer. Cover the pan, reduce heat to medium and cook until the salmon is just opaque in the center and flakes easily, 2-3 minutes.
3. Transfer salmon to serving plates and add the tomato mixture to skillet. Increase the heat to high and cook until the mixture is warm, 1-2 minutes. Spoon relish over the salmon.

Reviews

[agileangus]

Delicious. I used regular tomatoes plus a few baby heirlooms that I had left over to add a little color.

 

[Qnlizofcdn]

Fast, easy, absolutely fabulous taste. Make sure you use the cumin. It scents the salmon and the tomato-basil relish. Fresh basil is a must. Serve with salad or plain white rice. Very yummy. I finally signed on to food.com just to rate this recipe.

 

[simsimma4]

The salmon turned out nice...it was flavourful. Mine took much longer to cook than directed, but thay may be due to the thickness of the salmon. I may make it again in the future, but first I have a wack of other recipes to try out first.