This is a great YomTov recipe - quick and easy. It calls for few ingredients, it's family friendly, and delicious served cold or warm. You can make it with a whole salmon or trout fillets, if preferred.
Serves: 6
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 20 minutes
Ingredients
● 6 150g salmon fillets, skinned
● 1-2 tbsp olive oil
● Salt and freshly ground black pepper
● 140g Greek or natural yoghurt
● 1 tbsp tahini
● 1 tbsp lemon juice
● 3 tbsp each of fresh mint, coriander and flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
● Zest of 1 lemon
● 2 tsp sumac
● 50g toasted pine nuts
Garnish
● 1 lemon – cut into wedges
Method
● Preheat the oven to 180°C.
● Place the salmon fillets on a tray lined with baking parchment.
● Drizzle with olive oil and season well.
● Bake for about 20 minutes or until just cooked.
● Remove from the oven to
cool.
● Transfer to a platter.
● Meanwhile, mix the yoghurt, tahini and lemon juice in a bowl and season.
● In a separate bowl combine
the chopped herbs, lemon zest,
sumac and pine nuts.
● Spread each salmon fillet with the tahini sauce and scatter with the herb mixture.
● Garnish with lemon.
