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Roasted Green Chile Salmon

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword seafood
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8
Author Christine Ma

Ingredients

Green chile salmon

  • 2 pounds salmon
  • 1 cup fresh parsley
  • 3 jalapenos, seeded and chopped
  • 1 ½ ounces chopped preserved lemon (about 1 small lemon)
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • ¾ teaspoon black pepper

Remaining ingredients

  • ½ cup tahini
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup toasted breadcrumbs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Make green chile sauce. In a food processor, combine parsley, jalapenos, preserved lemon, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, coriander, and black pepper. Pulse until mixture is finely chopped and resembles a paste.
  • Place salmon on prepared baking sheet and spread green chile sauce on top in an even layer. Roast for 12 minutes. Turn on the broiler on high and broil for 3 minutes or until lightly charred. Remove from oven.
  • While salmon is cooking, make tahini sauce. Blend together tahini with water, lemon juice, garlic, and salt until smooth. Stir in Greek yogurt and mix until well combined.
  • Spoon tahini yogurt sauce on serving platter and place salmon on top. Sprinkle breadcrumbs on top and serve immediately.

Notes

This recipe can easily be divided in half for 4 servings.
The green chile salmon can be prepared the day before.