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This recipe for salmon with orange and almond sauce it is perfect for special days including Christmas. The orange sauce with that citric touch is perfect for a fatty fish like salmon. It is only a matter of getting the point of doneness so that the salmon is juicy, since if it is done in excess it can remain dry.
The thickness of the sauce will depend on the taste of each one, it is usually thick, but if you want it lighter you just have to add a little more orange juice or even a little water.
It can be accompanied with some potatoes, some vegetables or a little rice. And if in the center of the table we put a good salad Like the one I shared with you a few days ago, we already have a luxury lunch or dinner and also the healthiest and most light.
Salmon with orange and almond sauce
Enjoy a delicious and healthy salmon dish on your holidays.
- Barbara Gonzalo
- Recipe type: Fish
- Rations: 2-3
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Ingredients
- 2 salmon loins cleaned of scales and bones
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 / 2 cebolla
- 1 garlic clove
- the juice of 2 oranges (200 gr. approx.)
- 1 teaspoon of honey
- 50 gr. sliced almonds
- 1 teaspoon of flour
- shawl
- pepper
- dill
Preparation
Pour a tablespoon of oil into a frying pan and sauté a few almonds until they start to brown. Watch that they are not done in excess because then they taste burned.
Remove and leave in a container with absorbent paper to remove excess oil. Reserve.
In the same pan to brown the almonds, add a little more oil and sauté the chopped onion and garlic. Salt to taste.
Once the vegetables are poached, add the raw filleted almonds. Swirl and cook for a couple of minutes.
Add a teaspoon of flour and toast it.
Add the orange juice and bring to a boil.
Add the honey, lower the heat and simmer until the sauce begins to thicken.
Pass the sauce through the mixer. Depending on the time of grinding, it will be lumpier or smoother and more homogeneous. At this point, if you see it too thick for your taste, you can add a little more liquid. Pour the sauce back into the pan.
Season the salmon fillets to taste and seal them on both sides in another pan with a drizzle of oil. It will be enough with a couple of minutes of cooking on each side.
Then place the salmon in the pan with the sauce, sprinkle with dill and cook 3-4 more minutes so that the salmon is impregnated with the flavor of the sauce.The total cooking time so that the salmon is ready will depend on the thickness of the sauce. the steaks.
When serving, decorate with some toasted sliced almonds and garnish to taste.
