Black and Orange: Black Sesame Seed and Sea Salt-Crusted Salmon with Wasabi-Lime Sauce
Black and Orange: Black Sesame Seed and Se From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have sesame seeds, vegetable oil, mirin, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the juice of lime you could follow this main course with the Cranberry-Orange Juice Slushee as a dessert.
Instructions
Crust the salmon with the black sesame seeds and sprinkle with salt.
Heat a nonstick pan over medium-high heat until it is very hot, and then add the oil, and the fish. Sear 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side, then remove to a plate to rest.
While the fish rests, whisk together the lime juice, mirin, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, and wasabi powder.
Slice the fish into 1/2-inch slices. Arrange the fish on a plate, and serve the sauce alongside.
Garnish with a bunch of whole chives.