Sesame Salmon Fillets and Bok Choy

1Steve's Note:

Healthy and tasty Chinese fish and bok choy dish with a distinctly Asian flair.

• Total Time: 18 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 cup sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
• 1 tablespoon cracked black peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 4 salmon fillets, skin removed (1 1/2 lbs total)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 cups thinly sliced bok choy
• 1/2 sweet red pepper, diced
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Directions:

1. In shallow dish, combine sesame seeds, grated ginger, peppercorns and salt.
2. In another dish, lightly beat egg.
3. Dip each salmon fillet into egg, letting excess drip off.
4. Gently press into sesame mixture, turning to coat.
5. In large nonstick skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat; cook salmon, turning once, for 4 to 8 minutes or until golden.
6. Transfer to plate.
7. Wipe out skillet.
8. Add bok choy, red pepper, vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil to pan; cook, stirring often, for about 3 minutes or until bok choy is wilted.
9. Arrange salmon over bok choy; cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with fork.

Reviews

[Just Call Me Martha]

We really enjoyed this salmon. The ginger, pepper and sesame seed crust on the salmon was very good and helped the salmon stay very moist. The cooking times were right on. The bok choy was absolutely wonderful. The sesame oil, rice vinegar and soy sauce is a fantastic combination. I wouldn't recommend leaving any of these ingredients out. I will make this again and again. Even the bok choy without the salmon would make a tasty and colourful side dish to any meal.

[JanuaryBride]

A nice dinner we had tonight! I enjoyed the bok choy a lot - I did cheat and added some broccoli in the mix which was great. I also skipped the egg and added some pinko to the coating which was yummy. Thanks for posting!

[Ceezie]

I liked the coating of egg and sesame on the fish. I did change the sauce and used a jarred sauce-sesame ginger dressing- that we love. The veggies were a nice addition as well.