Balsamic Glazed Salmon with Braised Red Cabbage, Micro Greens and Baby Radish
From our passover menu
Ingredients
- 12 ounce Fresh center cut Salmon filet
- 1/2 cup Balsamic vinegar
- 1 ounce sugar in the raw
- 1/2 tsp chopped fresh garlic
- 1/2 tsp chopped fresh ginger
- 1 tsp chopped fresh dill
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste. Use for all parts of the dish.
- For the Cabbage
- 2 cups red cabbage, sliced thin
- 1/4 cup Shaved sweet onion
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 ounce raisins or other dried fruit like cranberry or cherry
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 ounce honey
- 1 cup Microgreens or herbs to garnish
- 2 medium lemons
- olive oil to cook and drizzle
- 2 or 3 each Small radishes, preferably in multiple colors for garnish
Instructions
- Cut your salmon into 4 equal portions. 2 to 3 ounces is good for a first course. Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper
- Heat olive oil in a saute pan. Sear the salmon evenly on both sides. Place on a flat pan sprayed with pan spray and finish in a preheated 400 degree oven for about 8 minutes depending on the thickness of the fish.
- Add the garlic and ginger to the saute pan you cooked the fish in. add in the sugar and stir until the garlic, ginger, and sugar are cooked and form a syrup.
- Add in the balsamic and stir. Allow it to cook down until it is the consistency of a glaze.
- In a separate saute pan, heat some oil. Add in the onion and cabbage and stir. Cook this down until it becomes soft.
- Add the sugar and cook until it melts in. Then add the wine and dried fruit.
- Simmer the cabbage wine mixture until it is evenly coated.
- Plate the salmon on 4 separate plates. Brush the balsamic glaze on the salmon. Drape the cabbage over the top, then garnish with microgreens. sliced radishes and a slice of lemon.
- Squeeze more lemon over the microgreens. Drizzle with a little olive oil. Then, sprinkle a little kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper over the top. Serve warm
Notes
This is intended as a first course for this application. But, it can easily be served as an entree as well.