Ora King Salmon with Ras El Hanout Green Wheat Freekeh
Ingredients
- 4 x 180g Ora King Salmon portions
- 500 g Green wheat freekeh (cooked)
Sauce
- 3 Garlic cloves (skins removed)
- 100 g 1/2 medium onion (or 2 small shallots, chopped)
- 1 1 large red bell pepper, seeds removed, roughly chopped
- 2 Tbsp Tomato paste
- 80 g Coconut sugar or maple syrup (or stevia to taste)
- 12 g Sea salt (plus more to taste)
- 30 g Smoked or sweet paprika (plus more to taste)*
- 8 g Ground cumin (plus more to taste)*
- 4 g Ground coriander (plus more to taste)*
- 8 g Ground ginger (plus more to taste)*
- 4 g Ground turmeric (plus more to taste)*
- 4 g Cayenne pepper (more or less to preferred spice level)*
- 80 g Apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice)
- 14 g Fresh chopped parsley or coriander (or a mix of both)
Method
Warm freekeh gentley and place to one side (keep warm)
In the meantime, to a food processor or small blender, add garlic, onion, bell pepper, tomato paste, coconut sugar, sea salt, paprika, cumin, coriander, ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper, and apple cider vinegar. Mix to thoroughly combine.
Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more tomato paste for depth of flavor, spices for more overall flavor (especially coriander and paprika), cayenne for heat, coconut sugar for sweetness, apple cider vinegar for acidity, or salt for saltiness. Set aside.
Take the warm freekeh add spice mixture and parsley or cilantro and mix well to combine. Gently warm.
Salt skin of salmon and set aside for 25 mins. Dry skin of salmon and pan sear in an non-stick fry pan. Add butter and continue to baste fish with foaming butter for 8-10 min or until cooked, season with lemon juice and rest for 10 minutes.
To Serve
- Place spiced freekeh in center of serving plate, place salmon on top.
- Garnish- Selection of baby vegetables (capsicum, artichoke, eggplant, tomato)
Notes
- For an easier and quicker recipe, eliminate all spices and replace with Ras El Hanout spice blend
Time Needed
- 30 minutes
Prep - 20 minutes (+6 hours resting/infusion recommended)
Cook
Difficulty & Yield
- intermediate
- Serves
4
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