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Pan Seared Salmon with Avocado Remoulade Recipe

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Pan Seared Salmon with Avocado Remoulade

"Bacon" variety avocados are in season in the winter; lighter in flavor than the more popular Haas variety, these large, thin-skinned avocados are exceptionally creamy and are perfect for using in sauces. While remoulade is typically made with mayonnaise, in this case we've substituted the mayo with avocado and seasoned it with lime juice.

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Pan Seared Salmon with Avocado Remoulade Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 large avocados, cut and peeled
  • 3 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice (can substitute lemon)
  • 3-4 Tbsp light olive oil (light refers to flavor and color, not calories)
  • 1 Tbsp minced shallots or green onion
  • 1 Tbsp minced parsley
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard or to taste
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of salmon fillets
  • Grapeseed or canola oil

Method

1 Put avocado pieces and lime juice into a food processor or blender and pulse until blended. Slowly add olive oil, pulsing, until you reach desired consistency of sauce. Add minced shallots (or green onions) and parsley, pulse just until combined. Remove to a bowl, add mustard, salt and pepper to taste.

2 Coat the bottom of a sauté pan with oil, heat on medium high until almost smoking. Season both sides of the salmon fillets with salt and pepper, carefully lay the salmon into the pan, skin side down. Cook the salmon until about medium doneness, about 3-4 minutes per side.

Serve salmon with avocado remoulade sauce.

Serves 4.

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Posted by Elise on Jan 3, 2008 and indexed Avocado, Remoulade, Salmon

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Comments

Elise, what a novel idea to use avocado as a remoulade. I'll have to play with the concept, thnx!

Posted by: Peter on January 3, 2008 2:46 AM

Wow, Elise, I think I know what we're having for dinner on this snowy winter day!

Posted by: Jeni on January 3, 2008 3:12 AM

What a great avocado sauce -- the taste and color really play off the salmon. We don't see a huge variety of avocadoes in the grocery stores in my town, so I'll try this with whatever I find in the market.

Posted by: lydia on January 3, 2008 4:37 AM

I have never thought of avocado with salmon. I'll make this next time I make salmon (which is quite often!). TY.

Posted by: Michelle Dawn on January 3, 2008 4:42 AM

Oh, this looks so good. I like to eat a lot of salmon and avocado this time of the year to offset winter's ill effects on my skin.

Posted by: caroline on January 3, 2008 6:07 AM

Oh wow! What a gorgeous photo and a fabulous sounding dish. It's 7:00 A.M. here and I'm drooling on my keyboard!

Posted by: Kalyn on January 3, 2008 6:07 AM

Delish!! This will fit perfectly into my resolution to quit dieting and just eat better (or at least to avoid foods that are shrink wrapped or come with a toy.)

Blessings~!
Francie

Posted by: Francie on January 3, 2008 7:49 AM

Yum! There's a restaurant here in Baton Rouge that serves Avocado Remoulade with their shrimp cocktail, and it's heavenly. I can't wait to try your version at home!

Posted by: Jennifer on January 3, 2008 8:07 AM

Oh my goodness, Yum! This dish sounds delicious and elegantly simple. I can't wait to try it!

Posted by: Janna on January 3, 2008 8:27 AM

Seriously... would salmon for breakfast be so wrong? Alas...I fear my officemates might think so.

Posted by: EB on January 3, 2008 8:33 AM

I don't even care for salmon and I want to eat this up!

Posted by: matt on January 3, 2008 1:46 PM

Sounds amazing! I'll have to try it out soon. I love avocados and salmon...together it sounds like the perfect dish. My grandmother used to have a "bacon" variety avocado tree in her backyard in Florida. They were massive avocados and we'd always reap the seasonal rewards! They're great sliced with a little olive oil and salt.

Posted by: Cristi on January 3, 2008 1:51 PM

This looks beautiful! I'm definitely putting this on my list of recipes to make in the new year.

Posted by: Parsnip on January 3, 2008 3:17 PM

I have never heard of bacon avocados! Sauce ingredients sound delicious!

Posted by: JEP on January 3, 2008 5:25 PM

This was an excellent recipe! Made it just as suggested, only added some Paul Prudhomme Poultry Magic spices to the Salmon. It was excellent! Served with Garlic Black Beans and couscous! Thanks so much! This is already a family fav!

Posted by: Elvis on January 3, 2008 6:20 PM

Okay, this was A-MAZE-ING. I have been reading this site for awhile and loving it, but have yet to post. This was so delicious I couldn't not post. I thought it sounded good but was unprepared how well matched the sauce was to the flavor of the salmon. Thank you, Elise. Now what I want to know is what sides to pair with it. The sauce is such a perfect accompaniment to the salmon that it needs the perfect side dish. I served it with a mediocre salad (didn't do it justice) and some brown rice. What would you suggest?

My favorite side to fish is a simple coleslaw. ~Elise

Posted by: tc on January 3, 2008 9:08 PM

Perfect recipe considering I live in the avocado capital of the world! My family loves salmon ( as do our many animals) and this looks nice and easy to prepare on a busy night. Very Fancy look too! A+ recipe and A+ blog =)

Posted by: Liza on January 3, 2008 9:42 PM

tc, I know Elise has already replied, but I'd like to add to that, too... my favorite side for fish like this (especially salmon) is asparagus. I just put olive oil, garlic, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper on them and roast them a bit in the oven. Something about asparagus and salmon are perfect together, in my opinion..

Posted by: beyonduplication on January 4, 2008 6:46 AM

Avocado and salmon? Could you get any more healthy and delicious? I can just feel my skin and hair getting more lustrous.

Posted by: Katy on January 4, 2008 8:00 AM

Elise- I love you. I needed some inspiration today. Here it has been 5 degrees and below with 12 inches of snow. This just seems to brighten up my menu. Much thx.

Posted by: irish on January 4, 2008 10:39 AM

I love the use of the avocado remoulade with the salmon. Healthy and delicious!
Happy New Year, Elise.

Posted by: Christine on January 4, 2008 10:56 AM

Hi Elise!

What an excellent way of using salmon!!! I will definetly try this!!!

Greetings,
nek0

Posted by: nek0 on January 4, 2008 1:50 PM

Any thoughts on what else you could use this sauce with? I love avocados and this seems like a keeper sauce.

Posted by: Al in SoCal on January 4, 2008 6:09 PM

This looks absolutely perfect. I've been daydreaming about salmon and I love the avocado pairing! Yum!

-B (in Mountain View)

Posted by: seamaiden on January 4, 2008 10:44 PM

That salmon looks like it is seared to perfection! The avocado remoulade sounds really interesting. I will have to look for some bacon avocados at the market today.

Posted by: Kevin on January 5, 2008 4:12 AM

Wow that does look beautiful…I think I will start cooking this now

Posted by: Sorina on January 5, 2008 3:57 PM

I love anything with avocados! This looks so delicious. :)

Posted by: MrsPresley on January 5, 2008 7:21 PM

I made this tonight as avocados and salmon are two of my husband's favorite foods. I wasn't sure if I thought they would pair well or not, but they sure do! This was delicious. Thanks!

Posted by: Mary on January 6, 2008 7:35 PM

Made this tonight. YUMMY! Never would have thought of this combination but it worked really well.

Posted by: Mrs. L on January 6, 2008 10:59 PM

Thanks for another awesome recipe. I made this tonight, and the boyfriend and I both loved it. So simple and perfect.

Posted by: Ngoc on January 7, 2008 10:18 PM

I made this for dinner last night and had it again leftover for lunch today. I'm not normally a fan of avocados (I sometimes even have a mild mouth/throat reaction to them), but the sauce went really well with the salmon. I used lots of dijon for that extra kick.

The only thing was that I used olive oil and my kitchen got pretty smoky by the end. Now most of my house smells like fried salmon pancakes.

Posted by: Scott on January 8, 2008 10:53 AM

I was just looking for salmon recipes and I found this entry by way of tastespotting.com. I will definitely use this for dinner tomorrow. Thanks so much!

Posted by: Grace on January 8, 2008 8:51 PM

I. Want. This. Now.

Posted by: Shelby on January 8, 2008 9:37 PM

Great recipe. The use of avocado & salmon together in one dish was something I never thought of. And the lime will add a fresh touch to it.

Posted by: Daisy on January 9, 2008 5:56 AM

I made this last night - I couldn't resist. It was excellent - the avocado went surprisingly well with salmon. I went a little heavier with the Dijon mustard.

I paired it with the Domaine Marcel Deiss Riesling.

Posted by: Steve on January 11, 2008 5:57 AM

I made this last night and it was perfectly delicious without that heavy feeling after a meal. I made it with a side of coleslaw. Good and good for you!

Posted by: Brittany on January 11, 2008 10:21 AM

Hi Elise,

I just tried this yesterday. It was so great and very easy to prepare :)
Thanx for the recipe!

Posted by: ossi on January 22, 2008 8:04 PM

This was delicious AND quick (two of us made it in literally 30 min including making some angel hair pasta to go with it). Thanks!

Posted by: autumnmist on January 28, 2008 5:47 PM

I made this shortly after you posted the recipe, and it was delicious! Since I was just cooking for one, I made the remoulade by mashing the ingredients together with the spoon, substituting lemon juice for lime. I'll definitely be making this again.

Posted by: Lauren on February 15, 2008 1:04 PM

My fiancé and I just finished cooking this; it was pretty good! It helps to use good quality salmon too. I also realized that I like my salmon cooked well instead of medium, but overall it tasted great and will be a 'keeper'!

Posted by: Nina on February 23, 2008 1:37 PM

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