How to Cook a Good Salmon Steak
If you like salmon, there are simple and fast ways to cook a tasty salmon steak. Wrapping a thick steak marinaded in oil and lemon in tin foil will help to seal in the juices while it cooks. Served with sauteed onions, a salmon steak makes a delicious and healthy meal, packed with protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- 1 salmon steak
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Chopped green and white onions
- Salt & Pepper
- Aluminum foil wrap
- Baking Sheet
- Oven
- Saute pan
- Saute spoon
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
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Rinse your salmon steak in water to clean it. Then marinate it with a thin coat of extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle a little salt and pepper on it.
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Cut the white onions in long strips while finely dicing the green onions into minced pieces.
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Oil the saute pan lightly and turn on the stove top to medium-high heat.
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Let the oil warm up a little bit, then toss both green and white onions into the skillet and saute them until cooked (about five to seven minutes or until soft).
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Pour the cooked onions into a bowl and set it aside.
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Line the baking sheet with tin foil and place the salmon on it. Fold up the sides of the foil so it encases the salmon.
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Pop the salmon into the oven and bake it for about 15 minutes.
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Check on it occasionally and stick a fork through the center to see if it is moist and flaky and fully cooked or if it still needs a few more minutes in the oven.
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Once the salmon is done, take it out and it'll easily slip off the tin foil and onto a plate.
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Sprinkle the sauted onions on top of it and serve.
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Tips & Warnings
The same recipe will work for as many salmon steaks as you need.
Make sure the salmon is fully cooked.
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- Photo Credit Wrapped salmon steaks on a plastic tray image by L. Shat from Fotolia.com
