Salmon with sweet & sour red onions

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1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a small frying pan, add the garlic and onion and cook for 5-10 minutes until golden and caramelised. Remove from heat, add vinegar, zest, honey and seasoning and whisk until syrupy. Return to heat and cook for a few minutes until the onion is sticky.
2. Grill or fry the salmon for 3 minutes each side. Spoon over the onions and scatter mint leaves over. Serve with salad.

Per serving

314 kcalories, protein 26.1g, carbohydrate 9.3g, fat 19.4 g, saturated fat 3.6g, fibre 0.6g, salt 0.41 g

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• tuffit

  24 November 2007

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  Loved it! Of course the quality of the salmon used helps. Good enough for guests but quick enough for midweek. Definitely one to repeat!

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• vickivale

  26 November 2007

  vickivale rated and commented on this recipe

  

  really easy to do - loved the onions so would do more of those. I got amazing salmon from morrisons that really helps

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• Lucy

  14 January 2008

  Lucy commented on this recipe

  Really tasty and easy to cook but needs more onions. Goes lovely with the watercress, radish and cucumber salad. Will be making agin soon.

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• charlie2912

  21 January 2008

  charlie2912 commented on this recipe

  Really easy and really tasty, agree with Lucy about needing more onion though! Will be making again.

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• charlie2912

  21 January 2008

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  Really easy and really tasty, agree with Lucy about needing more onion though! Will be making again.

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• hippofood

  12 February 2008

  hippofood commented on this recipe

  The onions are lovely with the salmon. Highly recommended.

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• sandie

  10 March 2008

  sandie commented on this recipe

  would make again made salmon really tasty. friends really enjoyed it.

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• burcu k

  27 December 2008

  burcu k rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicous onions, goes very well with salmon. Will definately cook it again.

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• SmellyJ

  23 January 2009

  SmellyJ rated and commented on this recipe

  

  HAVE MADE THIS A FEW TIMES. THE ONIONS ARE VERY DELICIOUS, SO YES, I DO PLENTY. BALANCES WELL WITH THE SALMON. THE LEMON ZEST IS A MUST! I'VE ALSO TOPPED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH THE ONION RELISH - WORKS WELL! IS A FAMILY FAVORITE!

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• Adele

  09 March 2009

  Adele rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Loved it! Doubled the onion, excellent suggestion. As an extra bonus I found out that cooking fresh fish is not that difficult. Thanks for an excellent recipe with clear directions.

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• Brenda

  10 April 2009

  Brenda commented on this recipe

  Excellent recipe. I made extra onions and the whole thing tasted brilliant.

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• Keen cook

  07 May 2009

  Keen cook commented on this recipe

  Made this for my book club for 7 people. Absolutely superb you can prepare the onion mixture in advance and just heat through. I baked the salmon in the oven for 20 minutes with a little wine which was much easier for me under the circumstances. Would definitely make it again - do add lots of extra onions. I did 4 large red onions which was superb.

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• Thomas

  20 July 2009

  Thomas rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I was very sceptical to the claim of adding garlic with the onions and unfortunately my fears were realised as the garlic was burning and the onions were only just caramalised - perhaps the onions wasnt chopped finrly enough - I will have to read the ingredients more closely next time! I will admit I should have thought this through, and with me being a bit cheap and using raspberry vinegar it wasnt as good as I hoped, however if the garlic hadn't burnt I am sure it would turn out better.

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• Dish

  20 September 2009

  Dish commented on this recipe

  Lovely recipe -- the salmon is simple and easy to cook and so are the sweet and sour onions. Impressive and tasty meal in minutes. I serve with a salad of romaine hearts with lemon and olive oil dressing. O and I dont use the mint.

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• kjmillie

  16 October 2009

  kjmillie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I chucked in extra onions and this went down very well. A real favourite for us and so easy.

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Ingredients

• olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , thinly sliced
• 1 small red onion , thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• ½ lemon , zested
• 1 tbsp honey
• 2 salmon fillets
• a small handful of mint leaves

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Ingredients

• olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , thinly sliced
• 1 small red onion , thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• ½ lemon , zested
• 1 tbsp honey
• 2 salmon fillets
• a small handful of mint leaves

Per serving

314 kcalories, protein 26.1g, carbohydrate 9.3g, fat 19.4 g, saturated fat 3.6g, fibre 0.6g, salt 0.41 g

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