Grilled Candied-garlic Salmon On Crispy Noodles And Baby Greens

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 garlic cloves, sliced very thin, plus 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons asian fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 teaspoons ginger, minced
• 2 teaspoons curry paste
• 6 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
• oil, for frying
• 8 ounces dried rice noodles (mai fun or rice sticks)
• 2/3 cup thinly sliced shallot
• flour, for coating
• 2 cups snap peas, halved
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallion
• 6 cups baby greens
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare candied garlic:.
• 2 combine garlic, water, wine, sugar, and butter in a small saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes or until syrupy, but garlic should not be mushy. remove garlic and cool. reserve the syrup for the dressing.
• 3 marinate the salmon:
• 4 combine fish sauce, lime juice, 1 clove of minced garlic, ginger, and curry paste, mix well. remove 1/4 cup of the mixture and set aside. place the remaining mixture in a shallow bowl and add the salmon. marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• 5 to the reserved marinade, add the reserved syrup from the candied dressing and the remaining clove of minced garlic, whisk well. set aside.
• 6 preheat the grill.
• 7 heat 2" of oil in a large, deep pot to 350*f. fry rice noodles according to the package directions, a few at a time, draining on paper towels. (they'll look like styrofoam.) set aside. keep oil hot for the next step.
• 8 coat the thinly sliced shallots with flour, shaking off any excess and fry until golden and crisp. drain on paper towel and set aside.
• 9 mix the snap peas, scallions and greens together in a bowl.
• 10 remove the salmon from the marinade and grill about 5 minutes per side, or to desired doneness.
• 11 putting it together:.
• 12 toss greens with dressing and divide among 6 plates. top each serving with crispy noodles, then top with a serving of salmon. top each salmon with fried shallots and candied garlic. season with salt and pepper, to taste. enjoy!