This dish is keto friendly and quite similar to my last salmon post. The main difference, leaving the salmon skin on. By cooking the salmon 70% skin side down in a hot pan with extra virgin olive oil and a little salt you will get crispy skin every time. The crispy skin adds so much more flavour and texture to what ever dish you add the salmon to. So never discard the skin. If you are not a fish skin person you soon will be.
Crispy Skin Salmon
Course: Main Lunch / DinnerCuisine: WorldDifficulty: Beginner1
Main15
minutes30
minutes620
kcalIngredients
150g Salmon fillet (skin on)
250g Cauliflower
1 clove Garlic
100g Sweet Potato
3 Brussel Sprouts
Pinch Salt & Pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
Directions
- Simmer in water half of the cauliflower with a pinch of salt and garlic clove until tender. Strain away water, reserve one third of a cup incase needed. Place the strained cauliflower and garlic into a NutriBullet style blender, puree until smooth. If too thick add a drop of reserved simmering water until desired consistency is reached. Adjust seasoning of the puree if needed.
- Peel and chunky dice the sweet potato. Place into a bowl drizzle with a little olive oil salt and pepper, toss until coated. Place onto a lined roasting tray place into a preheated oven and roast for 30 mins at 180c until tender and has nice colour. Follow the same process with the cauliflower add to the same tray 15 minutes after sweet potato has been in. Cauliflower and sweet potato will then be ready at the same time.
- When sweet potato goes into the oven cut the Brussel sprouts in half drizzle with a little olive oil season with salt and pepper place in an air fryer at 120c for 10 mins then increase the temperature to 160c for 10 mins then increase to 200c until tender the outer leaves will be crispy and crunchy by now
- Into a hot pan place the salmon fillets skin side down for 5 minutes turn over and cook for a further 2 minutes. Cooking times will vary depending on how well done or rare you like your salmon. The important thing is when cooking salmon with the skin on is to cook for 70% skin side down.
Recipe Video
Notes
- Feel free to roast any veg you have. This is what I happened to have in the fridge on that day
- Roast the sprouts in the oven placing them in with the sweet potatoes at the start. I only use the air fryer because the leaves go super crispy and crunchy like kale chips