Fragrant Salmon And Sesame Corn Salad

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 salmon fillets
• 1 -2 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 2 ears corn
• rucola (arugula) or watercress
• 2 sliced bell peppers (red and yellow peppers provide really nice color contrast)
• 1/2 finely sliced red onion (cut this very thinly so that the rings are transparent)
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1/4 cup sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon thai fish sauce
• 1/2 chili pepper (or to taste depending on how hot the pepper is)
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 toast sesame seeds.
• 2 boil corn cobs for 3 minutes.
• 3 after they have finished cooking, plunge them into cold water to stop the cooking.
• 4 slice off the kernels.
• 5 combine the corn, peppers, and red onion in a bowl.
• 6 in a separate bowl, combine the sesame oil, cilantro, lime juice, fish sauce, chili pepper, and black pepper.
• 7 pour this mixture over the corn mixture and toss.
• 8 season the salmon with salt and pepper.
• 9 grill the salmon to taste.
• 10 (i prefer salmon quite rare, so just a few minutes per side).
• 11 arrange the rucola or watercress on two plates.
• 12 spoon the corn mixture over top.
• 13 place the grilled salmon on top.
• 14 garnish with a sprig of cilantro and some tiny cubed bits of red and orange pepper for color.
• 15 sprinkle the whole thing with the toasted sesame seeds.