What to Cook: Fresh Salmon Niçoise Salad

Baked, broiled, barbecued…summertime calls for fish and there are so many ways to cook it!

The good news is the wild salmon season is coming up, which means that San Marino Seafood, a restaurant and fresh fish restaurant, will serve up wild fresh salmon from Alaska as well as other in season selections, like fresh wild halibut.

Aside from being a one-stop seafood shop, San Marino Seafood only sources its products from sustainable buyers. “Everything is brought in fresh on a daily basis,” says San Marino Seafood’s Basil Banks.

We’re sharing an editor’s favorite recipe using fresh salmon that’s great for summer and packs up easy for lunch.

Salmon Niçoise Salad

Ingredients:

8 ounces small red potatoes

Kosher salt

4 ounces haricots verts, trimmed

6 large eggs, room temperature

¼ cup drained capers, patted dry

1 pound skin-on salmon fillet from San Marino Seafood

Freshly ground black pepper

¼ cup niçoise olives, pitted

4 cups baby arugula or spring mix

Your favorite balsamic vinaigrette dressing

1.  Place potatoes in a medium saucepan and add cold water to cover by 1″. Bring to a boil, add salt, and cook for about 15−20 minutes, until tender. Let cool.

2.  Return water to a boil and cook haricots verts in same saucepan until crisp-tender for about two minutes. Then, transfer to a bowl of ice water. Chill for about three minutes, until they become cold. Transfer to paper towels and pat dry.

3.  Return water in pot to a boil and cook eggs for eight minutes. Transfer eggs to bowl of ice water and chill until cold for about five minutes. Peel, then set aside.

4.  Preheat oven to 425˚. Season salmon as desired. Roast until medium-rare (fish will be slightly translucent in the center, for 10−12 minutes. Let cool.

5.  Break salmon into large flakes; discard skin. Halve reserved potatoes crosswise; slice eggs into about five thin slices.

6.  Arrange greens on a platter or in a large bowl; add salt and pepper. Drizzle with half of dressing. Top in separate piles with potatoes, haricots verts, hard-boiled eggs, olives, and salmon. Drizzle salad with remaining dressing and top with capers.

Give it a try!

San Marino Seafood is located at 2150 Huntington Dr., San Marino. For more information, call (626) 943-8862 or visit http://www.sanmarinoseafood.com