5 quick and easy salmon recipes: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

The recipe for the barbecue salmon steak

The beautiful days are appearing and the barbecue season begins! With charcoal in the garden or electric in an apartment, here's how to cook salmon on the barbecue.

The ingredients for 4 people :

  • 4 salmon steaks with skin
  • Fleur de sel
  • Lemon

The preparation stages:

  1. Heat a barbecue, so as to obtain beautiful glowing embers. The cooking will be perfect when you have no more flame, and the embers are covered with a thin film of white ash.
  2. Place the grill halfway up the embers and place the 4 salmon steaks on it, skin against the grill.
  3. Sprinkle with fleur de sel and cover immediately with aluminum foil.
  4. Cook for 6 minutes. Check the doneness: the largest block should be pink to the core. If necessary, continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes.
  5. Serve the salmon steaks immediately, with lemon wedges.

The recipe for fresh salmon salad

Fresh and light, the salmon salad is perfect for a sunny lunch!

The ingredients for 4 people :

  • 200 g fresh salmon
  • 1 lime
  • 4 hard boiled eggs
  • 2 avocados
  • 100 g grated cheese
  • 1 teaspoon of pink berries
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon dill
  • salt pepper

The preparation stages:

  1. Chop the diced salmon and put everything in a freezer bag.
  2. Prepare the marinade. In the freezer bag, add the juice of half a lime, salt, pepper, pink berries, dill and olive oil.
  3. Close the bag, shake and keep cool for 4 hours, shaking regularly
  4. Squeeze the half lime into a bowl to collect the juice
  5. Cut and pit the avocados. Then cut the flesh into cubes.
  6. Peel the boiled eggs and finely chop them.
  7. In the verrines, divide the drained salmon, then the avocado. Sprinkle with lime, cover with hard-boiled eggs and grated cheese.
  8. Drizzle with the marinade. You can decorate with heavy cream.

The recipe for salmon puff pastry

Easy to prepare, the salmon puff pastry is delicious for light meals, accompanied by a green salad.

The ingredients for 4 people :

  • 1 puff pastry
  • 2 raw salmon steaks
  • 4 tablespoons heavy cream
  • Dill
  • 1 lemon
  • Salt pepper

The preparation stages:

  1. Cut the puff pastry into four equal parts.
  2. Cut the salmon steaks in half and place a piece of salmon in the center of each piece of dough.
  3. Squeeze the lemon and moisten the salmon with a pinch of lemon juice. Add salt and pepper.
  4. Then spread a good tablespoon of heavy cream on top of the fish.
  5. Pour finely chopped dill over the cream.
  6. Fold the puff pastry over the salmon.
  7. Bake (thermostat 6) for about 10 minutes.

The recipe for the salmon quiche

Everyone is a fan of quiches. With salmon they are even better! You can add spinach, leeks, zucchini … according to your tastes.

The ingredients for 4 people :

  • 1 pastry
  • 350g fresh salmon fillet
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 shallots
  • 20cl liquid cream
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt pepper

The preparation stages:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
  2. Roll out the shortcrust pastry and line it with a pie pan. Prick with a fork.
  3. Peel and chop the shallots.
  4. Cut the salmon into large pieces.
  5. Heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the shallots and the salmon. Cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat, while crumbling the salmon with a fork.
  6. In a bowl, break the whole eggs and whisk them with the cream, salt and pepper.
  7. Place the salmon on the dough and pour the egg-cream mixture over it.
  8. Bake for about 30 minutes. (If the dough remains soft and difficult to cook, continue cooking for 5 or 10 minutes, leaving the oven door slightly ajar (stick a wooden spoon in it) to let the moisture escape.)

The recipe for salmon in foil

Accompanied by a delicious wild rice, the salmon in foil will delight the whole family for dinner.

The ingredients for 4 people :

  • 4 salmon steaks
  • 4 tablespoons thick cream
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon thick balsamic vinegar
  • 1 onion
  • 4 sprigs of thyme
  • Salt pepper

The preparation stages:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
  2. In a bowl, prepare a sauce: mix olive oil, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar with a pinch of salt and pepper.
  3. Finely chop the onion.
  4. Cut 4 sheets of parchment paper or aluminum foil. Place the salmon steaks on each.
  5. Cover with heavy cream, chopped onion and sauce.
  6. Add a sprig of thyme per papillote then close them (keeping them with a toothpick if you use parchment paper).
  7. Place the papillotes in a dish, bake for 20 minutes. Serve hot.

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