Pine Nut-Currant Crusted Salmon
- 2 tablespoons currants
- 2 tablespoons boiling water
- 3 slices sourdough bread
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 14 cup minced onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon white wine
- 12 anchovy fillet
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
- fresh rosemary sprig
- fresh thyme sprig
- fresh parsley
- 4 (4 ounce) salmon fillets
- 4 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- Cover currants with water.
- Let stand until plump.
- Cut crusts off bread.
- Cut into cubes.
- Place on baking sheet and bake in preheated 300F oven until dry, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer to food processor, and grind into fine crumbs.
- Melt 1 tbsp butter over medium heat.
- Add onion and garlic with a pinch of coarse salt, and sweat until limp.
- Add wine and cook until nearly dry.
- Melt 1 tbsp butter in another saute pan.
- Add 1/2 c bread crumbs (set aside any remaining crumbs for another use) and toss over medium heat until coated and golden brown.
- Drain any excess water from currants.
- Combine with anchovy and pinenuts in a small food processor.
- Pulse until well-mixed and finely chopped.
- Combine pinenut mixture, toasted bread crumbs and onion mixture in a bowl.
- Mix well.
- Place rosemary, thyme and parsley in the bottom of a small pan.
- Lay salmon on top of herbs, skin side up.
- Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Remove plastic, turn filets over, and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
- Bake in preheated 450F oven 6-8 minutes until almost cooked.
- Drizzle salmon with a little more olive oil.
- Pat 2-3 tbsp of crust mixture on top of each filet.
- Bake an additional 5 minutes.
currants, boiling water, bread, butter, onion, garlic, white wine, anchovy fillet, pine nuts, rosemary sprig, thyme, parsley, salmon fillets, extra virgin olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pine-nut-currant-crusted-salmon-327829 (may not work)