Citrus Baked Salmon with Capers & Homemade Pickles

Eugene Sokolovski

October 30 2015

Ingredients

Homemade Pickles:

2 cups white wine vinegar
2 cups white wine
2 cups water
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tbsp rock salt
7 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp turmeric
4 bay leaves
10 black peppercorns
5 cloves of garlic, sliced
2 carrots, peeled
1 small cauliflower, cut into florets
1/2 savoy cabbage, chopped roughly into chunks
1/2 red cabbage, chopped roughly into chunks
7 pickling onions, chopped in half & segments separated
2 sterilised jars
4 tsp capers, for garnish

Citrus Baked Salmon:

4 pieces fresh salmon (160-180g each), skin & bones removed
1 orange, diced
1 lemon, diced
1 tbsp rock salt
3 tbsp honey
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup white wine
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 fresh chilli pepper, seeds removed
2cm ginger, diced

Instructions

Homemade Pickles

Place carrots, cauliflower and savoy cabbage into one jar and the red cabbage and onion segments in the other.
In a large saucepan, combine vinegar, wine, olive oil and spices and bring to the boil over a medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Remove from the heat and pour the liquid into the jars to completely cover the vegetables.
Tightly close the jars and store in a cool, dry place for 3 to 5 days.

Citrus Baked Salmon

In a blender bowl, combine all the ingredients for the Citrus Baked Salmon except for the fish itself. Blend until smooth.
Coat the fish with this citrus marinade, then refridgerate for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius and bake the fish for 6 to 7 minutes before allowing the fish to rest for a few minutes in a warm place before serving.
Serve with Homemade Pickles and garnish with capers.

pair this recipe with...

Single Vineyard Hawke's Bay Albariño 2015

Citrusy & vibrant with a hint of spice & honey, this Salmon dish is the perfect match for cool-climate Albariño - enhancing & complimenting its lemon curd & honeydew characters.

From the Winemakers:

“This variety continues to surprise me. Each year it shows more varietal identity with notes of citrus and subtle herbs. As the vines age it looks more balanced with lower residual sweetness levels."

~ Nikolai St George

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Homemade Pickles:

Ingredients

Citrus Baked Salmon:

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

pair this recipe with...

Single Vineyard Hawke's Bay Albariño 2015

pair this recipe with...

Single Vineyard Hawke's Bay Albariño 2015

Citrusy & vibrant with a hint of spice & honey, this Salmon dish is the perfect match for cool-climate Albariño - enhancing & complimenting its lemon curd & honeydew characters.

From the Winemakers:

Single Vineyard Hawke's Bay Albariño 2015

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