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Poached Salmon Yogurt Sauce Salad

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by Chef Shawn Bell

Summary: Fresh poached salmon fillets served with delicious raspberry yogurt sauce.

Cooking time (duration): 5 minutes

Number of servings (yield): 4

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Ingredients

  • 1 salmon fillet
  • 1 bottle Martinelli’s Sparking Apple Cider or apple juice
  • Dry dill weed
  • 1 cup raspberry yogurt
  • 1 tbsp. chopped garlic
  • 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup minced green onions
  • Rice wine vinegar
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 cups salad greens
  • Balsamic vinaigrette dressing

Instructions

  1. Pour half bottle of apple cider into a sauté pan, heat over medium heat.
  2. Add 2 tablespoons of dry dill weed.
  3. Heat to 160 degrees, or until the apple cider begins steaming.
  4. Meanwhile, slice the salmon fillet at an angle into four pieces approx. 4 inches long.
  5. Once the apple cider has reached temperature, add the salmon pieces to the sauce, skin side down, and reduce heat to low to begin poaching.
  6. Cook 2 minutes, then flip and cook 2 minutes on other side.
  7. While salmon is poaching, add 1 cup of raspberry-flavored yogurt to bowl, mixing in 1 tbsp. chopped garlic, 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard, ¼ cup of minced green onions, 1 tbsp. of rice wine vinegar and 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil.
  8. In a separate bowl, add 2 cups of seeded, sliced cucumbers, 1 tsp. dry dill weed, 1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar, and 1 tbsp. sugar.
  9. Stir well.
  10. Place salad greens on plating dish, layered with cucumber mixture followed by poached salmon.
  11. Top with a dollop of raspberry yogurt sauce.
  12. Garnish with fresh blackberries, heirloom tomatoes, green onions and/or deep-fried julienned leeks.

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