Salmon with Creamy Coconut Ginger Sauce over rice

Name: Salmon with Creamy Coconut Ginger Sauce over rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: SALMON; 6 6 oz. portions of skinles salmon fillets; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 Tbsp butter; salt and pepper; RICE; 1 c coconut milk; 1 c water; 2 tsp salt; 1 small lime juiced; 1 1/4 c jasmine rice; 3 Tbsp fresh cilantro; COCONUT GINGER SAUCE; 1 1/2 c coconut milk; 2 tsp garlic chili paste; 2 tsp fresh ginger minced; 3 Tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice; 2 tsp fish sauce; 1/4 c brown sugar

By barbara lentz
@blentz8

The whole name of this dish is Salmon with Creamy Coconut Ginger Sauce over Coconut, Cilantro, Lime Rice. The title wouldn't let me put all that in there. I am not big on salmon but this sauce makes the dish. I love to use this sauce over shrimp also. It's so good.

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Serves:

Prep:

5 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

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SALMON
6

6 oz. portions of skinles salmon fillets
2 Tbsp

olive oil
1 Tbsp

butter
·

salt and pepper
RICE
1 c

coconut milk
1 c

water
2 tsp

salt
1 small

lime juiced
1 1/4 c

jasmine rice
3 Tbsp

fresh cilantro
COCONUT GINGER SAUCE
1 1/2 c

coconut milk
2 tsp

garlic chili paste
2 tsp

fresh ginger minced
3 Tbsp

fresh squeezed lime juice
2 tsp

fish sauce
1/4 c

brown sugar

How to Make Salmon with Creamy Coconut Ginger Sauce over rice

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven 375 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 pan. Season salmon on both sides with salt and pepper. Place in pan. Drizzle olive oil over top of salmon and top each piece of salmon with a little chunk of butter. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Don't over bake.
To make the rice. Add the coconut milk, water, lime juice and salt to pan. Bring to a boil. Add the rice and simmer covered on medium for about 20 minutes. Until tender. Stir in cilantro.
For the sauce. Mix all ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until thickened.
To plate place a mound of rice on plate. Top with salmon and drizzle sauce over top.

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