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Spicy Sesame Salmon on Seared Watermelon

Spicy Sesame Salmon on Seared Watermelon

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Serves: 2

Ingredients
  • For Watermelon & Fish:
  • 1 cross section watermelon (1″ thick)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • 2 wild caught salmon filets, skinned
  • For Sauce:
  • ¼ cup sweet chili sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Instructions
  1. Cut watermelon into 2 planks approximately 1” thick, 6” long and 3” wide. Add olive oil to skillet and bring heat to medium high. Add watermelon and sear for approximately 2 minutes on each side, or until watermelon flesh is beginning to caramelize. Remove from skillet, season with sea salt and set aside until fish is ready.
  2. Keep heat on and add fish to skillet used for watermelon; leave residual juices and oil in there. Saute for approximately 5 -6 minutes per side until cooked through and fish is lightly browned on the outside, firm and flaky.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together chile sauce, Sriracha sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, oil and sesame seeds. Pour over fish during last 2 minutes of cooking to glaze salmon and warm up.
  4. To serve, place fish atop seared watermelon plank and spoon extra spicy sesame sauce from pan over the top.*