PAN FRIED SALMON TOPPED WITH COOKED TOMATOES
1 Fillet of Salmon
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
3 Tablespoons Butter
1 Cup White Wine
1 Container Grape Tomatoes Halved
1 Lemon
¼ Cup Capers
1 lb. Spinach
Salt and Pepper as needed
Wash salmon in running water, dry with paper towels.
Rub olive oil on both sides of salmon.
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in pan on medium high heat.
When pan is hot, place salmon skin side down in pan. Cook 6 minutes until skin is brown and fish starts to turn white.
Remove blackened skin.
Turn fish over and cook another 6 minutes or until done.
Remove fish from pan and set aside.
Deglaze pan by adding wine and lemon juice
Add tomatoes and capers, cook until tomatoes soften, 3 – 4 minutes.
Add butter and let sauce reduce, then pour over fish.
Remove to serving platter.
Roast pine nuts in pan with olive oil, add spinach and cook.
Serve spinach as a side order.
This recipe is from the Stephen Blanton family in south Florida. They say this is one of Sarah Palin’s favorite salmon dishes.
