Salmon Crudo with Soy Sesame Dressing

A quick salmon crudo with soy-sesame dressing. Tender fresh slices of salmon bathing in a slightly spicy dressing with citrus notes, a touch of garlic and some fresh ginger make this dish hit all the right notes. A perfect balance of bright, punchy, and downright delicious flavors.

Just add some shallots and you’ll have a perfect appetizer with a luxurious texture and fragrance. This one will wow your dinner guests. What’s even better? It takes only 10 minutes to throw together. Oh, and did I mention there is no cooking involved!?

 Crudo refers to a dish of raw fish, simply dressed with olive oil, lemon juice and a pinch of salt. This recipe adds a few key ingredients but is totally dependent on the freshness of the fish.

Here, we use sushi-grade salmon and finish it off with flake salt, black pepper and fresh cilantro. Simplicity at its best.

Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step VIDEO.

RECIPE NOTES

• I recommend purchasing high quality sushi-grade salmon for this recipe. You can buy it at many super markets. If you can’t find it, use frozen wild salmon and slice it into 1/8 inch/4 mm-thick slices
• it’s a great appetizer served individually, or in platters 
• you can also serve it as a light lunch with a crisp cucumber salad or as a quick snack for a lazy-don’t-feel-like-cooking-evening
• feel free to play with flavors, add capers, chili flakes, more ginger… you’re the chef, and there’re so many possibilities
• make it as spicy as you can handle

More delicious appetizers, please!

• Pan-Fried Halloumi with Peppered Honey
• Whipped feta dip with spicy honey
• Miso Soy Salmon Sashimi Bowl

Recipe Video

Yield: serves 4

Salmon Crudo with Soy Sesame Dressing

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A quick simple salmon crudo with soy-sesame oil.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 300 g/10.6 oz sushi-grade salmon
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• 1/2 lime
• flake salt
• black pepper
• 2 tbsp chopped cilantro leaves

soy sesame dressing

• 1 small garlic clove, minced
• 1 tsp grated ginger
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 3 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tbsp mirin
• 1/2 tbsp sriracha, more to taste

Instructions

1. To make the soy-sesame dressing. Combine all ingredients, set aside.
2. Arrange the salmon slices on a plate. Top with shallot.
3. Pour the soy-sesame dressing over the salmon. Sprinkle with lime juice.
4. Finish off with flake salt, black pepper and cilantro. Serve immediately!

Notes

Calories Per Serving: 421 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

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