Tea-infused salmon with fennel salad

10 March 2015 - 02:20 By Sunday Times Food Weekly
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Tea-infused salmon with fennel salad

Ingredients

  • 250ml (1 cup) citrus tea
  • 60ml ( cup) soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 5ml (1 tsp) ground ginger
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) white wine vinegar
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) sugar
  • 4 salmon fillets, skin on
  • 175ml plain yoghurt
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) creamed horseradish
  • 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
  • 1 Granny Smith apple, cored and thinly sliced
  • juice of a lemon
  • 1 carrot, peeled and shredded
  • 2 sticks celery, sliced
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Method

Blend the tea, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, vinegar and sugar.

Pour over the salmon and marinate for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven grill or a griddle pan and grill the salmon, skin side down, basting with marinade, for 5-8 minutes, or until cooked to your liking.

Toss the remaining ingredients to make a salad.

Serve the salmon warm with the fennel and apple salad on the side.

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