Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce

So on my low carb diet I’ve started eating lots more fish, you know I have always eaten fish but I’m finding it easier cooking creatively with fish than I am with meat… why, who knows 😆

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Ingredients
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Ingredients

You’ll notice the ingredients are basic, I’ve got tinned tomatoes, garlic, olives, capers, ginger and tomato purée to accompany the salmon.  I also used dried oregano in this sauce which isn’t seen in the picture.  The equipment is straightforward, knife, wooden spoon, frying pan and a wok.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Putting the oil in the wok
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Putting the oil in the wok

Firstly spray some oil in the wok and heat it, I’ve used the light spray.  I’m not overly convinced by it but I’m prepared to give it a go.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Chopping the onions in half moons
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Chopping the onions in half moons

Chop the onion into half moon shapes, try and keep them thin so they’ll cook quicker.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Fry the onions until they soften
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Fry the onions until they soften

Fry the onions until they start to soften, don’t stir them too much, keeping them moving will mean they’ll take longer to cook.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Add the garlic and stir thoroughly
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Add the garlic and stir thoroughly

After a few minutes add the ginger, I’d use a small knob of ginger if you’re using fresh or a few strands of the lazy ginger.  Again stir them through and allow them flavours to get to know each other.  I’ve started chopping the strands of lazy ginger up now, but for this recipe I forgot lol.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Add the tomato purée and stir to mix all the flavours together
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Add the tomato purée and stir to mix all the flavours together

Add the Tomato Purée and stir through, you should give this time to cook through, here’s an interesting article on cooking with Tomato Purée

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Add a tin of tomatoes and some water
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Add a tin of tomatoes and some water

Next add a tin of chopped tomatoes, and then add 200ml of water to the can of tomatoes and swish it about, picking up any tomatoes left behind, then pour that in to the pan.  Stir thoroughly so all the ingredients have combined, allow that to cook through for five minutes.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Stir the tomatoes through so all the flavours come together
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Stir the tomatoes through so all the flavours come together

Turn the heat down and let it sit on its own, stirring occasionally to allow it to thicken.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Take some olives and capers and wash them
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Take some olives and capers and wash them

Take out a handful of olives and a teaspoon of capers, rinse them and set them aside.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Add the olives and capers to the sauce
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Add the olives and capers to the sauce

Add the olives, capers and a couple of teaspoons of Oregano/Basil to the sauce and stir thoroughly, you’ll notice I’ve changed pans above.  I’ve kept the olives whole, but you can chop them up if you’d prefer.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Sprinkle the Cajun Powder over the salmon
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Sprinkle the Cajun Powder over the salmon

Sprinkle the Cajun powder on the salmon steaks.  Cajun seasoning is one of my favourite seasonings, I really like the deep spicy taste, its warming and comforting and I try and use it in many dishes.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Season the salmon with salt and pepper and spray oil over them
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Season the salmon with salt and pepper and spray oil over them

Season the fish with salt and pepper and spray with oil, put the oil on the fish not in the pan because it smokes less.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Place the fish in a boiling hot pan
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Place the fish in a boiling hot pan

Make sure the pan is very hot, then add the fish, don’t play with them, just leave them cook.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Cook the fish skinned side down
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Cook the fish skinned side down

Cook the salmon for a few minutes, don’t overcook fish you can see the fish cooking as the colour changes.  Cook for the majority on the back and then turn over for the last part, you’ll know when the fish is cooked because it’ll come away the pan.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Turn the fish over and cook further
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Turn the fish over and cook further

Turn over when you’re happy with how cooked the salmon is and cook for the last part on the other side, no more than a couple of minutes on a high heat.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Put the sauce on the plate
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Put the sauce on the plate

Spoon the sauce on to the plate, the sauce freezes quite well and can be used to accompany rice, pasta or mashed potatoes without the salmon.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - When cooked, peel off the skin
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – When cooked, peel off the skin

When the fish is cooked, peel the skin off, you can eat the skin, my mother likes it, but I’m not so keen.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - Put the salmon on the sauce
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – Put the salmon on the sauce

Serve the salmon on top of the sauce, if you are eating carbs you can have something like rice with this but I had it as it was.

Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce - The Salmon works lovely with the sauce
Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean Sauce – The Salmon works lovely with the sauce

I really enjoyed making this and even more so eating it 😆 the sauce was deep and flavourful and the spice of the salmon was just right.  I liked the addition of the olives and the capers, they gave the sauce a different dimension.Cajun Salmon on a Mediterranean SauceAs I said earlier I really enjoyed this, it was deep and flavoursome with a mild level of spice, you can ramp up the spice if you want to, that’s totally up to you.  If you enjoy Salmon you could also try one of 2015’s Strictly Suppers recipes, it was the first in the series, Salsa Steamed Salmon.  If you’re not on a carb ban you could try my Quickstep Leftover Fishcakes or if you’re looking for something more substantial than the fishcakes you can try my Quick and easy mid week pan fried salmon with Ainsley Harriet’s Creamy, you can find the recipe here.Wheelie Good Meals Social NetworkingWell that’s three posts this week… I know I’m making up for lost time but it’s all good!  Hope you have a good weekend, Greg my mother and I are off to Caradog’s tonight, looking forward to that a lot.  As always you can get in touch on social media, I’m hopefully going to be working on my youtube channel soon and going to try and work on some videos, as soon as we have one ready you’ll be the first to know.

Take care, enjoy the weekend!

Rich

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