Name: Baked salmon with tahini sauce and tabbouleh
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Tabbouleh; 1 cup firmly packed small fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves; 1/4 cup firmly packed small fresh mint leaves; 2 green onions (scallions), sliced thinly; 1/2 cup coarse cracked wheat; 1 1/2 cup water; 200 gram heirloom tomatoes, quartered; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; Tahini sauce; 1/2 cup greek-style yoghurt; 1 1/2 tablespoon tahini; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 teaspoon lemon juice; Baked salmon; 700 gram piece salmon fillet, skin-on, pin-boned; 1 1/2 teaspoon sumac; 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

These delicate, exotic Middle Eastern flavours make this luxurious baked salmon dish simply irresistible.

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Ingredients

Tabbouleh

1 cup firmly packed small fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

1/4 cup firmly packed small fresh mint leaves

2 green onions (scallions), sliced thinly

1/2 cup coarse cracked wheat

1 1/2 cup water

200 gram heirloom tomatoes, quartered

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Tahini sauce

1/2 cup greek-style yoghurt

1 1/2 tablespoon tahini

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 teaspoon lemon juice

Baked salmon

700 gram piece salmon fillet, skin-on, pin-boned

1 1/2 teaspoon sumac

2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Method

Tabbouleh

1.Combine herbs and green onion in a large bowl; reserve half the mixture for serving.

2.Bring cracked wheat and the water to the boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat to low; cook 20 minutes or until tender. Drain.

3.Add cracked wheat to large bowl with tomatoes and juice; toss gently to combine. Season.

Baked salmon with tahini sauce and tabbouleh

4.Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.

5.To make tahini sauce, whisk ingredients in a small bowl until combined; season to taste.

6.Line an oven tray with baking paper. Place salmon on tray; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the sumac, then drizzle with oil. Season. Bake for 20 minutes or until salmon is almost cooked through.

7.Top salmon with reserved herb mixture and remaining sumac; serve with tahini sauce and tabbouleh.

You can make the tabbouleh and tahini sauce several hours ahead; refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.
Note

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Ingredients

Method

Tabbouleh

Baked salmon with tahini sauce and tabbouleh

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