ingredients
1 lime, sliced in wedges
Juice of 1/2 lime
Sea salt or kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 Tablespoon Pompeian Light Taste Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Pompeian Organic Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1-1/2 lb. salmon fillet
2 green onions, finely chopped
2 Tablespoons cilantro, coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
3/4 cup wheat bran flakes, finely crushed
Salsa:
Sea salt or kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 large ear of corn
1 small jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely minced
2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
3 Tablespoons Pompeian Organic Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 Tablespoons Pompeian Organic Red Wine Vinegar
preparation
- Preheat oven to 375˚ F. Line a baking pan with nonstick aluminum foil
- Place salmon fillet on pan, skin-side down. Rub 1 Tablespoon of Pompeian Light Taste Olive Oil into fleshy side of salmon. Season with salt and pepper. Bake in preheated oven 35-40 min., until cooked through; allow to cool.
- To make salsa, cook corn in salted boiling water for five minutes. Drain and cool. Combine remaining salsa ingredients in a large bowl. Cut corn from ear and add to bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and toss well.
- Increase oven temperature to 400˚ F. Reline baking pan with nonstick aluminum foil.
- Remove skin of salmon and flake the flesh. Transfer to a large bowl and add green onions, cilantro, egg, bread crumbs, mustard, hot pepper sauce, lime juice, salt and pepper to taste.
- Divide mixture into six equal portions. Shape each portion into a ball, then flatten slightly like a pancake. Mix bran flakes with 1 Tablespoon of olive oil. Coat each salmon cake with crushed bran flakes and arrange them on prepared baking pan. Bake for 20 min.
- To serve, spoon equal amounts of salsa onto each of six plates, top with a salmon cake and serve with a lime wedge.