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My friend Laura is a genius.
Laura’s Salmon BLT
- One salmon steak (per Laura, “not Atlantic salmon that’s been dyed pink, pleeeeeeeeeze!”, I prefer King salmon myself)
- 3 slices bacon
- an heirloom tomato, cut in thick slices
- 1 leaf of green leaf lettuce
- 2 slices of rosemary Meyer lemon artisanal bread (Laura uses Orowheat whole wheat hamburger bun, “soft enough to be comfort food, with whole grain goodness”
- Laura’s special sauce: 1 T Trader Joe’s wasabi mayo + 1 T of your favorite fruit jam (I used marmalade)
- 1 T blood orange olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Your favorite accompaniments, mine are cornichons and spicy cumin pickled green beans
Preheat the oven to 450. Place the salmon in a casserole dish.
Drizzle with blood orange olive oil and season with salt and pepper. I used my convection oven and roasted it for 8 minutes with a 5 minute rest. My center cut filet was medium rare, so if you prefer it cooked completely through I would suggest roasting it for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook bacon in microwave, a minute per slice +/- depending upon your machine.
Wash lettuce and cut the tomato, drying the lettuce on a paper towel and letting the tomato slices rest on towels briefly to remove excess juice.
Make the sauce, blending the mayonnaise and preserves and blend well. Toast bread if desired, and liberally spread both halves with the sauce, then assemble the sandwich: salmon, bacon, tomato, lettuce.
Slice in half carefully and eat with a bib and lots of napkins!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3624068918_3879501fb7.jpg
I wrote a blog post about it, if you care to see more of my lovely cell phone pictures.
Laura’s Salmon BLT
- One salmon steak (per Laura, “not Atlantic salmon that’s been dyed pink, pleeeeeeeeeze!”, I prefer King salmon myself)
- 3 slices bacon
- an heirloom tomato, cut in thick slices
- 1 leaf of green leaf lettuce
- 2 slices of rosemary Meyer lemon artisanal bread (Laura uses Orowheat whole wheat hamburger bun, “soft enough to be comfort food, with whole grain goodness”
- Laura’s special sauce: 1 T Trader Joe’s wasabi mayo + 1 T of your favorite fruit jam (I used marmalade)
- 1 T blood orange olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Your favorite accompaniments, mine are cornichons and spicy cumin pickled green beans
Preheat the oven to 450. Place the salmon in a casserole dish.
Drizzle with blood orange olive oil and season with salt and pepper. I used my convection oven and roasted it for 8 minutes with a 5 minute rest. My center cut filet was medium rare, so if you prefer it cooked completely through I would suggest roasting it for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook bacon in microwave, a minute per slice +/- depending upon your machine.
Wash lettuce and cut the tomato, drying the lettuce on a paper towel and letting the tomato slices rest on towels briefly to remove excess juice.
Make the sauce, blending the mayonnaise and preserves and blend well. Toast bread if desired, and liberally spread both halves with the sauce, then assemble the sandwich: salmon, bacon, tomato, lettuce.
Slice in half carefully and eat with a bib and lots of napkins!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3624068918_3879501fb7.jpg
I wrote a blog post about it, if you care to see more of my lovely cell phone pictures.