Cajun Blackened Salmon with Cucumber Salad
9/12/2007
Ingredients
| ½ | Telegraph cucumber |
| 4 | Spring onions |
| 2 tbsp | Fresh mint |
| ¼ cup | Fresh coriander |
| 1 | Red chilli |
| 1 | Lemon |
| 1 | Lime |
| 1 to taste | Salt & freshly ground pepper |
Cajun blackened salmon
| 4 pieces | Boneless salmon fillets |
| 2 tbsp | Cajun spice |
| 1 to drizzle | Olive oil |
| 2 | Limes |
Directions
- Place the cucumber salsa ingredients in a bowl, season to taste with salt and pepper and mix well to combine. (zest and juice of the lemon, only the juice of the lime)
- Dust salmon portions with Cajun spice to coat all over. Heat a little oil in a nonstick frying pan and cook salmon for 3 minutes on each side until medium rare. Cook a little longer if your preference is for well done.
- Spoon salsa over salmon to serve, with lime halves on the side to squeeze over.
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