Salmon and Fresh Coconut Salad

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Salmon is a fish that I like to serve for celebrations, it’s creamy, soft luscious flesh is loved by all members of our family. This meal is festive, healthy and light, perfect for a hot Summer Christmas. The flavors are zesty and fresh. The slight nuttiness of the black rice and the crispness of the salad compliment the soft texture and rich buttery flavor of the salmon.

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Salmon and Fresh Coconut Salad

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

25 mins

Total time

40 mins

A festive healthy meal, fresh and light.

Author: Kyrstie - A Fresh Legacy

Recipe type: Main

Serves: 4

Ingredients

Salad Dressing

1 red chilli - deseeded
1 teaspoon palm suger
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 kaffir lime leaf finely chopped

Salad

1 cucumber - peeled and finely sliced
1 small carrot - peeled and finely shaved
¼ fresh coconut - finely sliced (or replace with dried shredded coconut)
¼ small capsicum
½ avocado - sliced

Salmon

1 cup black rice - cooked according to packet instructions
400 grams fresh salmon - cut into 4 uniform sized pieces
black sesame seeds
1 kaffir lime leaf finely shredded
1 chilli sliced (optional)

Instructions

Salad Dressing

Pound the ingredients in a mortar and pestle until combined and set aside

Salmon and Salad

Once the rice is cooked you can make it look a little festive by shaping it using a cookie cutter mold - I used a star shaped one.
Combine the salad ingredients and place it on serving plates
Cook the salmon in a hot pan for a few minutes each side until cooked as desired
To serve, top the rice with the salad and/or the salmon
Drizzle with the dressing and the extra shredded kaffir lime leaf and chili (optional)

Notes

I have not specified cook time for the salmon as it will vary depending on how rare you like to eat it and also how thick the pieces are.

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Lizzy (Good Things) says:

December 10, 2013 at 6:48 am

Kyrstie, your recipe sounds absolutely divine! Thanks for sharing.

Kyrstie Barcak says:
December 10, 2013 at 9:09 pm

Thanks Liz, you are very kind. What is on your menu for Christmas lunch?

erin @ she cooks, she gardens says:

December 10, 2013 at 3:04 pm

Hey Kyrstie,

Just wanted to say that I love your styling in this post (recipe looks great,too!), the fish looks lovely and inviting, and the salad gorgeously crisp. Yum!