Ciabatta with seared salmon

Recipe By:Maranda Engelbrecht
Serves:4
Cooking Time:10 minutes
Serving Suggestion:Serve with limes and caper mayonnaise on the side
Prep Time:20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 olive ciabatta, lightly toasted
  • 250 g Norwegian salmon portions
  • 5 ml fresh ginger
  • 1 chilli, finely chopped (optional)
  • 12 cos lettuce leaves
  • 170 g asparagus tips, blanched
  • 1 avocado, halved, pitted and sliced
  • 5 Free-range eggs, beaten
  • Maldon sea salt
  • Rainbow peppercorns, grated
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • lime, halved
  • 5 ml Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 30 ml Woolworths non-pareil capers
  • salt and black pepper,crushed

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a saucepan. 
  2. Rub the salmon with ginger and chilli and sear on both sides. Remove from heat and remove skin. Season with salt and pepper and cool down slightly. 
  3. Slice a small wedge of bread out of the top of the ciabatta and drizzle with olive oil. 
  4. To poach eggs the eggs, add 15ml of white vinegar to every 250ml cup of water. Bring to a boil in a deep saucepan. Break one egg at a time in a teacup and carefully slide the egg into water. Lift with slotted spoon when cooked and drain on kitchen paper. Do not cook more than 4 eggs at a time in a medium size pot.
  5. Top the ciabatta with lettuce, asparagus, avocado and salmon, broken into chunks. Add poached eggs, top with shaved Parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. 
  6. To make the caper mayonnaise: In a processor add 2 eggs, mustard and a little seasoning. Process until thick and smooth. With the motor running, slowly add 275ml oil and then the vinegar. Taste and season again, stir capers through. Add a little warm water if the mayonnaise is too thick.

 

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