Salmon with Coconut Milk and Lime Sauce. Poached Salmon made exotic with a simple, amazing Coconut Lime Sauce!! Tastes like a Thai coconut curry sauce – but it's quick and easy. Combine Salmon with Sauce: Pour the coconut milk mixture into the pan and lower the heat.
This salmon dish is cooked in creamy coconut milk and zesty lime, it has a distinctive flavor that everyone will truly enjoy. Creamy Coconut-Lime Salmon Tastes Like Summer. Trust us, you're going to LOVE the sauce. You can cook Salmon with Coconut Milk and Lime Sauce using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Salmon with Coconut Milk and Lime Sauce
- You need 1 cup of unsweetened coconut milk.
- You need 1/4 cup of fresh Lime juic.
- Prepare 4 teaspoons of Soy sauce.
- Prepare 4 teaspoons of Fish sauce (don't skip this one, it's essential and sauce will not be fishy either!).
- It’s 4 teaspoons of honey.
- Prepare 4 of Salmon fillets, 6-8 ounces each.
- It’s 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
Season the salmon with ½ teaspoon salt. When oil is hot but not smoking, add salmon skin side up. Stir in coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Place the coconut milk, lime juice, fish sauce sugar and lime rind in a small bowl and mix to combine.
Salmon with Coconut Milk and Lime Sauce instructions
- Combine the first 5 ingredients in a sauce pan and using medium heat, reduce to 1/3 of a cup, about 7-8 minutes..
- Cook the Salmon in the olive oil over medium heat till done (3 minutes per side).
- Spoon the sauce over the fish and the salmon and serve.
Brush the salmon skin and flesh with the sesame oil. Serve the salmon with lime wedges, mint, rice (if using) and the coconut-lime dressing. Cook's Notes for Sugar Seared Salmon with Coconut Lime Sauce. I usually use white sugar here, but any sugar will work, such as brown sugar, palm You could use light coconut milk here if you prefer. It will, of course, make for a less creamy and less thick sauce.
