Description
My jerk salmon recipe is so delicious and savory, it is guaranteed to take your palates on a Caribbean vacation! Serve with salad or white rice, but honestly this jerk salmon recipe is so delicious it could be served with anything, or even eaten alone. Margaritas, anyone?
Ingredients
- 4 (3 ounce) fillets salmon fillets, or more to taste
- ice cold water to cover
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 drops lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons jerk marinade, or more to taste
- 3 bunches scallions, chopped
- ½ yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 5 sprigs cilantro, chopped
- 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Instructions
- Place salmon in a large bowl with ice cold water and 1 pinch salt. Let soak
- about 10 minutes. Run a knife along the skin to remove all scales.
- Rinse salmon in ice cold water and lemon juice. Pat dry with a paper towel.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Combine garlic powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle lightly over both sides of each salmon fillet. Rub jerk marinade over both sides of salmon.
- Place salmon fillets in a large bowl. Add scallions
- onion
- cilantro
- and ginger; mix well to combine.
- Heat oil in an ovensafe skillet over medium heat. Cook salmon fillets skin-side down
- in batches if necessary
- until skin is golden
- about 2 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until flesh is pale pink
- 1 to 2 minutes more. Place skillet in the oven.
- Bake salmon in the preheated oven until flesh flakes easily with a fork
- about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from oven and allow salmon to rest before serving
- 3 to 5 minutes.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 48 mins
Servings: 4