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Salmon with Lemon-Caper Aioli and Warm Tomato Sauté

February 9, 2015 By Tekesha 2 Comments

salmon with lemon-caper aioli and warm tomato saute

I despise going out to eat for Valentine’s Day. It feels like every restaurant jams twice as many tables and chairs into the dining room and slaps together some kind of bland fixed-price menu they can make ahead and reheat. I much prefer to eat at home. I love this recipe because, like my Steak and Asparagus Dinner and Garlicky Lemon Chicken, it’s elegant and really easy to make. The sauce, which is adapted from A Healthy Life for Me’s Tuna Lemon-Aioli Bruschetta, takes no time to mix up and salmon cooks so quickly on the stove. All that’s left to do is lightly cook the tomato and onion side dish to remove a bit of its raw bite. The flavors are fresh and bold and fancy. It’s begging to be served with flavored, sparkling water or a white wine sangria. It’s the perfect treat for a Valentine’s Day night in (though you might want to nix the garlic)!

Salmon with Lemon-Caper Aioli and Warm Tomato Sauté
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
16 mins
Total time
21 mins
 
Tender salmon is elevated by a simple tomato and onion sauté and a rich, creamy lemon-caper aioli.
Author: Tekesha @ EatMoreFoodProject
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 1 cup parsley, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 ½ pounds salmon, cut into 4 portions
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes
  • ¼ onion, sliced
  • 1 tsp salt
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, capers, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, mustard, lemon zest and 1 tbsp olive oil. Set aside.
  2. Sauté salmon in 1 tbsp olive oil on medium high heat until cooked through, approximately 3 minutes per side.
  3. Remove salmon to plate.
  4. Add tomatoes, onion and salt to the olive oil in the pan and sauté on medium heat for approximately 10 minutes, until tomatoes begin to wilt and onions are just translucent.
  5. Serve salmon with tomato sauté and a healthy dollop of the lemon-caper aioli.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 489 Fat: 33 Saturated fat: 5 Carbohydrates: 17 Sugar: 6 Sodium: 1126 Fiber: 2 Protein: 35 Cholesterol: 86
3.2.2885

You’ll need:

  • ¾ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 1 cup parsley, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 ½ pounds salmon, cut into 4 portions
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes
  • ¼ onion, sliced
  • 1 tsp salt

 

In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, capers, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, mustard, lemon zest and 1 tbsp olive oil. Set aside.

salmon with lemon-caper aioli and warm tomato saute

Sauté salmon in 1 tbsp olive oil on medium high heat until cooked through, approximately 3 minutes per side.

salmon with lemon-caper aioli and warm tomato saute

Remove salmon to plate.

salmon with lemon-caper aioli and warm tomato saute

Add tomatoes, onion and salt to the olive oil in the pan…

salmon with lemon-caper aioli and warm tomato saute

and sauté on medium heat for approximately 10 minutes, until tomatoes begin to wilt and onions are just translucent.

salmon with lemon-caper aioli and warm tomato saute

Serve salmon with tomato sauté and a healthy dollop of the lemon-caper aioli.

salmon with lemon-caper aioli and warm tomato saute

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Comments

  1. Happiness Noel says

    February 12, 2015 at 6:11 PM

    Those cooked grape tomatoes just look ready to burst with flavor! Lemon caper aioli? Say goodbye to tartar sauce!!!

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      February 12, 2015 at 6:30 PM

      Ha ha ha! Thank you! I can’t even look at another bottle of tartar sauce… until I get lazy 😀

      Reply

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