From rolder2@home.com Mon Feb 3 10:56:53 2003 Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:07:27 +0000 (UTC) From: "chefolder.com" Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Pan-Seared Salmon With Blood Orange-Avocado Salsa Followup-To: rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes Pan-Seared Salmon With Blood Orange-Avocado Salsa 4 Salmon Fillets -- 6 oz. each 1 Avocado -- 1/4" dice 2 Blood Oranges 2 Tbsp Red Onion -- 1/8" dice 2 Tbsp Scallion -- chopped fine 1/2 Lime -- juiced 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil FOR SALSA Cut avocado into 1/4 inch dice. Segment oranges and add to avocado with any juice squeezed from pulp. Add red onion, scallion, lime juice and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. FOR SALMON Sprinkle salmon with salt on both sides. Sear salmon in a very hot (not smoking) saute pan, in a small amount of olive oil about 2-3 minutes per side or until a slight crust forms. DO NOT OVERCOOK. Salmon should be slightly opaque in the center. Serve with potato-celery root puree and top with salsa. FOR POTATO-CELERY ROOT PUREE 2 Potatoes -- large yukon golds 3/4 lb. Celeriac Root (celery root) 3 Garlic Cloves -- peeled 3 Tbsp Butter 1/8 cup Parmesan or Dry Jack Cheese 4 Tbsp Milk Salt And Pepper Peel potatoes and cut into one inch dice. Place in 2qt saucepan. Peel celeriac and cut into 1/2 inch dice and add to potatoes. Add whole garlic cloves and cover with water. Add 1 tablespoon of salt to water. On high heat bring the water to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Cook until the potatoes are soft but not falling apart. Drain water, returning vegetables to the pan and add the remaining ingredients. Whisk together until fairly smooth (chunks are O.K.). Do not overmix or you may end up with paste. Season with salt and pepper to taste. This recipe and many others are available on chefolder.com and chefolder.com/wwwboard.html -- Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please send recipes, requests, questions or comments to Moderator Patricia Hill at recipes@swcp.com Please allow several days for your submission to appear.