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Spanish Catalonian Seared Salmon With Hazelnut Picada Sauce

Name: Spanish Catalonian Seared Salmon With Hazelnut Picada Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4 piece Salmon fillets, skin-on fillets, 150g each; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 50 g Blanched hazelnuts, roasted; 2 clove Garlic cloves, peeled; 25 g Fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 2 tbsp Lemon juice, freshly squeezed; 0.5 tsp Smoked paprika; 60 ml Halal vegetable broth

Crisp seared salmon fillets topped with a vibrant Catalan picada sauce made from roasted hazelnuts, garlic, parsley, and olive oil.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 35 min

Technique to learn

Picada Finishing Paste

Creating an aromatic paste of toasted nuts, herbs, and garlic to enrich and flavor pan-seared proteins.

Instructions

Step 1: Pat salmon fillets dry with paper towels and season skin and flesh generously with salt and black pepper.
Step 2: Place roasted hazelnuts, garlic, parsley, smoked paprika, lemon juice, and vegetable broth into a small processor and pulse coarsely.

Step 3: Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil into hazelnut mixture and stir until a coarse, sauce-like texture forms.

Step 4: Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until hot.

Step 5: Place salmon fillets skin-side down in skillet and sear undisturbed for 4 minutes until skin becomes golden and crisp.

Step 6: Flip salmon fillets over carefully and cook for an additional 3 minutes until just cooked through.

Step 7: Spoon hazelnut picada sauce evenly over warm seared salmon fillets just before serving.

Cooking tips

For maximum crispiness, ensure the skin side of the fish is thoroughly dried with paper towels before searing.
Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Spanish; regional versions vary.
Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.

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