Alaskan Salmon

Name: Alaskan Salmon
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 12 ounces wild Alaskan salmon filet, skinned (Tetsuya uses ocean trout, not available here); ⅓ cup grapeseed oil; ¼ cup olive oil; 10 whole leaves basil; 1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves; ½ teaspoon ground white pepper; ¼ teaspoon garlic, peeled and chopped; 2 stalks celery, finely chopped; 2 small carrots, finely chopped; 3 tablespoons chives, finely chopped; ¼ cup shredded kombu; ½ teaspoon sea salt; 2 tablespoons ocean trout (or salmon) caviar; ⅓ cup olive oil; ½ cup Italian parsley leaves; 1 ½ teaspoons salt-packed capers, rinsed and drained; ¼ large bulb fennel; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; ⅓ teaspoon grated lemon zest; Salt and white pepper to taste

Recipe from Tetsuya's

Adapted by Jonathan Reynolds

Published November 3, 2001

Total Time: 30 minutes, plus 2 hours 30 minutes' marination
Rating: 4(44)
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—Jonathan Reynolds

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

12 ounces wild Alaskan salmon filet, skinned (Tetsuya uses ocean trout, not available here)
⅓ cup grapeseed oil
¼ cup olive oil
10 whole leaves basil
1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
½ teaspoon ground white pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic, peeled and chopped
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
2 small carrots, finely chopped
3 tablespoons chives, finely chopped
¼ cup shredded kombu
½ teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons ocean trout (or salmon) caviar

FOR THE PARSLEY OIL

⅓ cup olive oil
½ cup Italian parsley leaves
1 ½ teaspoons salt-packed capers, rinsed and drained

FOR THE FENNEL SALAD

¼ large bulb fennel
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
⅓ teaspoon grated lemon zest
Salt and white pepper to taste

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

Step 1
Cut fish into 4 pieces. In a bowl, combine oils, basil, coriander, thyme, pepper and garlic. Marinate salmon in this and refrigerate for 2 hours, turning pieces frequently.
Step 2
Before cooking, remove salmon from refrigerator. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Spread out celery and carrots on a baking tray and place fish on top. Bake with the oven door open till fish is lukewarm, about 10 minutes. Remove and let cool to room temperature.
Step 4
For the parsley oil: Combine oil and parsley in a blender and purée. Add capers to purée and pulse until finely chopped.
Step 5
For salad: Slice the fennel using a mandoline. Place in a bowl. Add lemon juice and zest; season.
Step 6
Arrange a mound of salad on 4 plates. Mix the chives and kombu and pat onto the top of the salmon. Set salmon on salad on each plate. Sprinkle each with sea salt. Drizzle the parsley oil and dot the caviar around each plate.