Blackened Cajun Salmon with Lime Aioli
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Salmon is very reasonably priced these days, and for the best flavour look out for wild Alaskan or organic varieties.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Cajun seasoning
- 4 x 150g(5oz) salmon fillets,skin on,scaled and boned
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
For the lime aioli
- 2 tsp Cajun seasoning
- 4 x 150g(5oz) salmon fillets,skin on,scaled and boned
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 garlic clove,crushed
- 1 lime
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
- STEP 1Preheat the oven to 180oC/350oF/gas 4. Spoon the Cajun Chicken seasoning onto a flat plate and use to dust the salmon fillets,shaking off any excess.Heat an ovenproof frying pan or griddle pan. Add half the olive oil and sear the salmon, skin - side down, for 30 seconds, then turn over and cook for 1 minute. Transfer to the oven and roast for 6 minutes or until tender but still very moist in the middle.
- STEP 2Meanwhile, make the lime aioli. Put the mayonnaise in a bowl and beat in the remaning olive oil and the garlic. Add a light grating of lime zest,then cut the lime in half and add a squeeze of the juice from on half. Season to taste and mix well to combine.
- STEP 3Arrange the salmon on plates and add a tablespoon of the lime aioli by the side of each. Cut the remaining lime half into quarters an serve with salmon.
