Name: Salmon Cooked on Salt (Saumon a l'Unilateral)
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups coarse sea salt or kosher salt; 1 (1 1/4-pound) center-cut piece salmon fillet

Recipe information

Yield
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2 cups coarse sea salt or kosher salt

1 (1 1/4-pound) center-cut piece salmon fillet

Preparation

Step 1
Spread salt evenly in a dry 10-inch heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) and heat over moderately high heat until salt is hot to the touch and just beginning to smoke, about 4 minutes.
Step 2
Pat salmon dry and season flesh with salt and pepper, then put, skin side down, on salt. Cook salmon, covered, without turning, until almost cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, until salmon is just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes.
Step 3
Slide a spatula between salmon skin and flesh and transfer salmon to a platter (salmon skin will be too salty to eat).

TagsSalmon Fish Seafood Main Dinner Gluten Free Nut Free Dairy Free Quick Easy 30 Minutes or Less 5 Ingredients or Fewer Weeknight Meals Cast Iron Skillet Gourmet

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