Poached Salmon Recipe with Coconut Milk and Grits
A delightful poached salmon recipe featuring a healthy protein and sides to give you a satisfying, complete meal for a family of four.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Main, Gluten Free, Paleo
- Method: Poach
- Cuisine: Asian Fusion
Ingredients
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- 4 fresh salmon fillets (about 1 1/2 pounds), skin removed
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1/3 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 leek, well rinsed and thinly sliced (white and light green part only)
- 1 (13.66-oz) can coconut milk
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 3 1/2 cups unsalted vegetable broth, divided
- 3/4 cup grits
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 (12-oz) bag frozen Asian vegetable mix (broccoli, carrots, snap peas, water chestnuts, baby corns, mushrooms)
Instructions
- Rinse salmon fillets under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Season with kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Set aside.
- In a large sauté pan, heat up olive oil over medium-high heat. Place ginger, half of the yellow onions and leek in the pan. Sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, coconut milk, red chili flakes and 1/2 cup vegetable broth. Bring to a simmer over medium heat; cook 5 minutes.
- Nestle salmon fillets in the coconut mixture and cover; simmer gently for 8-10 minutes (do not boil) or until fish is opaque and separates easily.)
- In the meantime, bring 3 cups vegetable broth with the other half of yellow onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Add grits, bring to a boil again and simmer for 5-7 minutes, stir until grits come to the desired consistency. Stir in Parmesan cheese.
- Divide grits into 4 portions and dish onto 4 serving plates evenly. When salmon is done, remove from the pan and place fish on top of the grits.
- Increase heat to medium-high. Add frozen vegetables to the coconut mixture. Cook and stir for 5-7 minutes or until vegetables are tender and sauce has thickened.
- Serve the vegetables and sauce over salmon and grits. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 641
- Sugar: 8.4g
- Sodium: 964mg
- Fat: 40.8g
- Saturated Fat: 24g
- Carbohydrates: 26.3g
- Fiber: 7.3g
- Protein: 46.6g
- Cholesterol: 83mg