Fusion Kitchen · Dinner
Crispy Salmon with Coconut-Lime Chutney
Sri Lankan Pol Sambol Roasted Salmon
A Sri Lankan-French fusion plate, salmon fillets roasted until the skin is crisp then served on a warm plate with a pol sambol of fresh coconut, lime, and scotch bonnet so the French technique of resting and saucing meets the Sri Lankan condiment tradition in a composed and visually striking dish.
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15 minsPrep
14 minsCook
29 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
685Calories
38gProtein
28gFat
72gCarbs
4gSugar
4gFiber
720mgSodium
78mgChol
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Instructions
1
Prep
Soak 60g desiccated coconut in 3 tbsp warm water 5 minutes. Finely dice 0.5 small red onion, deseed and mince 0.25 scotch bonnet chilli, zest and juice 1 lime, chop 10g fresh coriander. Combine coconut, onion, chilli, lime juice, lime zest, 0.5 tsp kashmiri chilli powder, coriander, 0.5 tsp salt, 0.25 tsp sugar; mix well and set aside 10 minutes.
2
Roast
Preheat oven to 220°C/425°F. Pat 2 x 170g salmon fillets dry. Mix 1 tbsp olive oil with 0.5 tsp salt, 0.25 tsp black pepper, 0.25 tsp turmeric; rub over salmon. Place skin-side down on a paper-lined baking tray. Roast 12–14 minutes until skin is crisp and golden, flesh opaque with slight translucency at centre.
3
Rest and plate
Rest salmon on the tray 2 minutes without moving. Spoon steamed jasmine rice onto two warm plates. Place salmon skin-side up on rice. Spoon pol sambol generously alongside and over salmon. Add thinly sliced cucumber, lime wedges. Serve immediately.
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Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 2 x 170g (6 oz) salmon fillets, skin on
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 0.25 tsp black pepper
- 0.25 tsp ground turmeric
- 60g (2 oz) desiccated coconut
- 3 tbsp warm water
- 0.5 small red onion
- 0.25 scotch bonnet chilli
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 0.5 lime zest
- 0.5 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
- 10g (small handful) fresh coriander
- 0.25 tsp caster sugar
- 360g (12.7 oz) steamed jasmine rice
- 1 medium cucumber
- lime wedges