Salmon With Bok Choy, Asian Sauce And Salmon Roe

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (150 g) salmon fillets (skin on)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• salt (to taste)
• ground pepper (to taste)
• 1 bunch bok choy (tops trimmed, washed and quartered)
• 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
• 1 tablespoon ginger (grated)
• 1 chili (red chopped to your taste)
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (about 1 lime)
• 2 tablespoons salmon roe (a small jar optional but wonderful)
• coriander leaves (to serve)

Recipe

• 1 place the salmon pieces on a plate and drizzle with the oil and season well.
• 2 prepare the bok choy and steam in a bamboo steamer.
• 3 for the sauce combine the garlic, ginger, chilli, palm sugar, fish sauce and lime juice.
• 4 when ready to serve cook the salmon skin side down over a moderate heat until the skin is welll coloured and then turn it over and cook the other side for a minute, leaving it rare in the middle or cook slightly longer if you prefer.
• 5 to serve, place a bed of bok choy on each plate and top with the salmon and roe.
• 6 drizzle over the sauce.
• 7 steamed rice would be a great accompaniment to soak up those delicious juices.
• 8 garnish with the coriander leaves.