Grilled salmon with chilli glaze & lime crème fraîche

Grilled salmon with chilli glaze & lime crème fraîche

Spice up your midweek meal with this fragrant Mexican recipe

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

plus soaking

Method

  1. Blacken the whole garlic and the onion slices on all sides in a large, dry non-stick frying pan. Remove, cool briefly, then peel the garlic cloves. Soak the ancho chilli in boiling water for 15 mins, drain, then place in a blender with the sugar, cider vinegar, garlic, onion and some salt and pepper. Whizz to a smooth sauce.
  2. Heat the grill. Brush each salmon fillet liberally with the sauce and save any remaining. Grill for 8 mins. Meanwhile, mix the lime zest with the crème fraîche. Serve the fish with extra chilli sauce, a dollop of the crème fraîche and lime wedges for squeezing over. Sprinkle with coriander, if you like, and serve with green beans or rice and a salad.

529 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 19g, fat 37 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 1g, sugar 17g, salt 0.22 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2010.

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  • 2010-01-20 12:11:27.241474

    Sandra Flanagan rated this recipe

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  • 2010-03-30 22:51:14.499158

    Georgie rated and commented on this recipe

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    I did wonder whether I could be bothered to blacken the garlic but this dish was so worth it on lots of levels I'll definately be making it again.

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  • 2010-04-14 09:26:36.518248

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  • 2010-04-14 21:03:00.475135

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    2010-04-16 20:19:39.223395

    Jan commented on this recipe

    I used a chipotle dried chilli instead of an ancho one. I also marinated the salmon fillets in the chilli mix and then quickly pan fried and put them in the oven for 10-12 mins. The remaining sauce I cooked out and poured over the fillets. I also added the juice of half a lime along with the zest to the creme fraiche. It was amazing and good enough for a dinner party. I also served this with the recommended lemony rice.

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  • 2010-04-18 12:12:44.443955

    Helen commented on this recipe

    This might be a silly question but what is blackened garlic and onions? Is it just cooked until browned and almost burnt colour?

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  • 2010-05-06 13:21:09.969706

    BeckyB commented on this recipe

    This is the best salmon dish I have ever tasted. I used a plain dried chilli and it worked wonders. The lime creme fraiche cools things down beautifully. Served it with new potatoes and steamed asparagus. Now a family favourite - can't get enough of it!

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  • 2010-05-20 07:45:09.58227

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  • 2010-05-27 20:23:02.977235

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  • 2010-06-01 11:24:19.549648

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  • 2010-06-02 03:36:07.772604

    Angela rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was an amazing dish. I used a chipotle in adobe sauce as I already had that hanging around in the fridge - it gave it a yummy smokey flovour. Served it with the suggested Lemony Rice and a green salad. Will be making this again. Good enough for a dinner party.

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  • 2010-09-01 10:43:24.415758

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this as instructed, but used fresh chilli as didn't have any dried. Blackening the onion and garlic was a bit of a fag to be honest, but it proved very popular with my guests. It was fine, but am not sure I would bother doing again.

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  • 2010-12-03 00:11:02.090256

    Alizeh rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was such a huge hit with my family. Absolutely loved it. Added few more chilies and lime juice to the sour cream as per someone's comment...it went beautifully well with a healthy salad. I'm definately making it again next week for my dinner party.

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  • 2011-01-29 15:54:07.906117

    Alison J rated and commented on this recipe

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    Fabulous recipe. One of the best salmon dishes I have ever had. Blackening the garlic and onion is a bit time consuming but very worth it. A lovely dish for entertaining. I always make the amount of sauce for four, even when serving two. I then use it on chicken fillets a few days later. They are delicious too.

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  • 2011-03-02 16:26:37.118464

    irritable rated and commented on this recipe

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    Exceptionally good. Really interesting flavours and certainly good enough to serve for dinner - note I thought the sauce quantitiies should be doubled to have enough for 4 good marinades and a plate garnish.

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  • 2011-05-03 21:47:14.96882

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  • 2011-06-08 20:40:11.048042

    SEW23 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Loved this thought it would be difficult to cook as different to what we usually cook especially the Ancho Chilli, but was so tasty will be making this again. As others suggested added some lime juice to creme fraiche very good.

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  • 2012-04-12 13:43:32.55954

    katcurnock rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great recipe. I didn't have cider vinegar, so used red wine vinegar, came out fine. I use this on all manner of meats, including sausage. I wonder though, can the sauce be frozen?

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  • 2012-04-25 04:31:18.072576

    Jodie Rees rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was delicious! Easy to do and quick to prepare. Would cook again!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

plus soaking

Ingredients

  • 6 garlic cloves , unpeeled
  • 1 small onion , cut into thick slices
  • 1 ancho chilli or large red dried chilli, deseeded and trimmed
  • 4 tbsp soft brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 4 x 150g skinless salmon fillets
  • 1 lime , zested, then cut into wedges
  • 200g crème fraîche or soured cream
  • chopped coriander , to serve (optional)
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529 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 19g, fat 37 g, saturated fat 16g, fibre 1g, sugar 17g, salt 0.22 g

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