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This salmon dish is light and refreshing. Be sure to use Pacific salmon, which is more sustainably harvested than Atlantic salmon!

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup breadcrumbs (See below for our recommendation.)

1 tsp dried basil

2 clove garlic, minced

Zest of one lemon

2 tsp lemon juice

2 tsp olive oil

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp salt

2 medium-sized salmon filets or steaks, ~1 inch thick (See this website to help you select the most sustainable fish! http://www.oceansalive.org/home.cfm) 

1 egg

Enough safflower oil to cover frying pan about 1/8 inch deep

2 lemon wedges

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl and mix well, transfer to plate and spread evenly
2. Whisk egg in another bowl
3. Heat safflower oil in frying pan over medium heat until water droplets sizzle when dropped in (Get a little water on your finger and flick a few drops in. You don’t want to pour water into the oil!)
4. Dredge salmon through whisked egg until covered
5. Place salmon onto bed of breadcrumb mixture and press lightly to coat, flip and repeat for other side
6. Cook salmon in oil over medium heat, flipping once, until salmon flakes with a fork, ~10 min each side
7. Squeeze lemon wedges over, serve, and enjoy!

Tags: basil, blackened, breadcrumbs, lemon, Salmon, Seafood