This is a great YomTov recipe - quick and easy. It calls for few ingredients, it's family friendly, and delicious served cold or warm. You can make it with a whole salmon or trout fillets, if preferred.
Serves: 6
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 20 minutes
Ingredients
6 150g salmon fillets, skinned
1-2 tbsp olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 140g Greek or natural yoghurt 1 tbsp tahini 1 tbsp lemon juice 3 tbsp each of fresh mint, coriander and flat leaf parsley, finely chopped Zest of 1 lemon 2 tsp sumac 50g toasted pine nuts
Garnish ● 1 lemon – cut into wedges
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Place the salmon fillets on a tray lined with baking parchment.
Drizzle with olive oil and season well.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until just cooked.
Remove from the oven to cool.
Transfer to a platter.
Meanwhile, mix the yoghurt, tahini and lemon juice in a bowl and season.
In a separate bowl combine
the chopped herbs, lemon zest,
sumac and pine nuts.
Spread each salmon fillet with the tahini sauce and scatter with the herb mixture.
