Black Pepper-Crusted Salmon with Littleneck Clams and Chorizo

Serves 4
Time 20 min
Black Pepper-Crusted Salmon with Littleneck Clams and Chorizo

Chef and award winning cookbook author Chris Schlesinger from the East Coast Grill in Cambridge, Massachusetts, loves the combination of sausage and seafood in this flavor-packed dish. To learn how to make this recipe, watch the Secret Ingredient cooking show.

Special Diets:

Gluten FreeGluten Free
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    Clams and Sausage
    3 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
    1 mediumred onion, finely diced (about 2/3 cup)
    3 clovesgarlic, chopped
    1/4 cupseeded and chopped tomatoes (about 1 Roma tomato)
    1 tablespoonOld Bay seasoning
    8 ounceschorizo or kielbasa, diced
    16littleneck clams
    1 cupwhite wine
    Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
    3 tablespoonsbutter
    1lemon, juice of
    1/3 cupchopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, more for garnish
    Salmon
    1/4 cupplus 1 tablespoon canola oil
    4 (4-ounce)salmon fillets
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/4 cupground black pepper

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Method

Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.


Add onion and cook until translucent, 7 to 9 minutes.


Add garlic, tomato and Old Bay seasoning.


Cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally, until spices smell toasty.


Add chorizo and littleneck clams.


Add wine, cover and simmer until clams open, 3 to 5 minutes.


Add salt and pepper to taste.


Turn off heat, stir in butter.


Add lemon juice and parsley.


While onions cook, heat 1/4-cup oil in another sauté pan over medium heat.


Rub salmon with one tablespoon oil and season with salt.


Press a generous amount of pepper on one side of the fillets.


Sear fish, pepper side down for 5 minutes, turn fillets over and sear an additional 3 to 5 minutes, until the fish is cooked through.


Set aside and cover with foil to keep warm.


To serve, spoon clams and chorizo over salmon and garnish with additional parsley.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

750

Total Fat

54g

Saturated Fat

14g

Cholesterol

140mg

Sodium

1250mg

Total Carbohydrate

15g

Dietary Fiber

3g

Total Sugars

2g

Protein

41g

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