Braised Salmon With Roasted Almonds

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup whole roasted almonds
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more
• extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 anchovy fillets, drained and mashed
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 4 (6 ounce) skinless salmon fillet
• 3/4 lb linguine (optional)

Recipe

• 1 finely grind the almonds.
• 2 in a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil.
• 3 stir in the almonds, the onion, cilantro, garlic, anchovies and cayenne and season with salt and pepper.
• 4 add the salmon to the skillet and spoon some of the almond mixture on top.
• 5 season the salmon with salt and pepper and drizzle with a little olive oil.
• 6 cover the salmon and cook over moderate heat for 5 minutes.
• 7 reduce the heat to moderately low and cook until the salmon is just opaque throughout, 8 to 10 minutes longer.
• 8 meanwhile, (if using the pasta) in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the linguine until al dente; drain and transfer to a serving platter. spoon the almond sauce and salmon on top and serve at once.