Fast Basil Salmon
A nice quick, flavourful dinner!
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 tbsp butter
- 4 salmon fillets - or 2 large fillets
- 3 tomatoes - diced or one tin diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp oregano - or 1 tbsp chopped fresh
- 1/3 cup red wine - or sherry
- 1/3 cup fresh basil - chopped
Instructions
- Melt butter in large frying pan, preferably non-stick, over medium heat. Add garlic. Stir often until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add salmon, skin side up, and cook until underside is light golden, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Meanwhile, coarsely chop tomatoes. Sprinkle with sugar. Turn fish over. Scatter tomatoes in pan around fish. Sprinkle with salt and dried oregano. Pour in sherry or wine. Simmer over medium heat, gently stirring tomatoes carefully as pan will be full, until tomatoes soften and the salmon centre is just cooked, 7 to 8 minutes.
- Taste tomatoes and correct seasoning (don’t add extra salt when using canned tomatoes), if needed. Serve on steamed rice. Sprinkle with fresh basil. Also nice with boiled new potatoes and a green salad.
