Pan-roasted Salmon With Ginger And Curry

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb soba noodles
• 4 teaspoons peeled minced fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 4 (6 ounce) center cut salmon fillets, with skin, patted dry
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 scallions

Recipe

• 1 bring large saucepot of water to a boil.
• 2 season with salt.
• 3 add 1/2 pund soba noodles and cook al dente, about 8 minutes.
• 4 stir together ginger and curry and season with salt and pepper.
• 5 pat spice mixture on to flesh sides of salmon and let salmon set for 10 minutes before cooking it.
• 6 heat oil in a nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook salmon, skin sides down, covered, 5 minutes.
• 7 chop scallions; set aside.
• 8 turn salmon over and cook, covered, until just cooked through, about 2 minutes more.
• 9 add scallions to skillet with salmon and cook 30 seconds.