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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  • 02 May 2012

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I was very sceptical about this before I made it - burnt garlic & onions!! So glad I tried it - it was surprisingly good. Served it with trout fillets instead of the salmon and the lemony rice & peas. Recommended if you want to try something a little different.

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  • 13 May 2012

    Sarahfh commented on this recipe

    This recipe is great! The recipe makes more chilli glaze than you need. I saved it in a sealed jar in the fridge and used it mixed with prawns and veg for a great topping to salad. If nothing else I will definitely make the glaze again.

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  • 07 June 2012

    gazzman rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really delicious. I used a fresh chilli instead of dried which was lovely. Also, used lemon instead of lime because there were no limes left at the supermarket! I served with rice, corriander stirred through and green beans for healthy value. I'm not normally a big salmon fan but this was fantastic, will defo be doing it again, nowhere near as much of a fath as it seems.

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  • 11 July 2012

    lizleicester rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Wonderful flavours and easier than it reads... Used half a fresh red chilli grown by daughter and nearly made the glaze too strong but it was perfect when finished.

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  • 20 July 2012

    Pamela Kathleen Quinn rated this recipe

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  • 05 September 2012

    Fifi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious! Don't skip the blackening, it makes all the difference to the taste and the wonderful aroma whilst it's cooking. I doubled up on the lime zest in the creme fraiche as I didn't it wouldn't be noticeable otherwise.

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  • 05 September 2012

    Fifi commented on this recipe

    Delicious! Don't skip the blackening, it makes all the difference to the taste and the wonderful aroma whilst it's cooking. I doubled up on the lime zest in the creme fraiche as I didn't think it wouldn't be noticeable otherwise.

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  • 05 September 2012

    Fifi commented on this recipe

    Delicious! Don't skip the blackening, it makes all the difference to the taste and the wonderful aroma whilst it's cooking. I doubled up on the lime zest in the creme fraiche as I didn't think it would be noticeable otherwise.

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  • 05 December 2012

    Cakelady rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely bloody delicious, I halved the amount of sugar in the sauce otherwise it would have been too sweet. Used balsamic vinegar as well in stead of cider as couldn't find any cider in cupboard, which worked beautifully as it had a thick, sweet texture.

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  • 20 January 2013

    freya_marks rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So tasty and simple to make! I used a red chili and added a little smoked paprika

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  • 05 April 2013

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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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