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    Home » Recipes » Salmon with Thai Red Curry Sauce

    Salmon with Thai Red Curry Sauce

    Published: Nov 21, 2013 · Modified: Aug 31, 2021 by Linda Baker · This post may contain affiliate links

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    "Salmon with Thai Red Curry Sauce is a great way to use up leftover salmon, but if you have to cook some fresh, this recipe is a great reason to do it. What's more, using rice noodles makes it gluten-free"

    Salmon with Thai Red Curry

    The making of Salmon with Thai Red Curry Sauce

    People ask me all the time, "Lindy, what do you like to cook best?" And my answer is always "food".

    Yep, I like to cook food best.

    What kind of foods? All kinds of foods.

    But I do admit, Asian and Thai influenced foods are a favorite.

    I'm always looking for new ways to cook fish and this recipe for Salmon with Thai Red Curry Sauce is another healthy recipe. Extremely flavorful; with a lot of sauce, I served it over some rice noodles that I cooked with fresh spinach.

    A delish meal, low fat, gluten-free, done in less than 30 minutes. What more can you want?

    My inspiration came from another of the many clippings that I ran across the other day. I don't know from when or where, but the way the clipping looked it was from a while back, maybe the late 1990's. Not that recipes go bad or anything, but sometimes they just need a little "updating".

    So I updated.

    The Ingredients

    Curry Paste

    For the curry paste, I use Thai Kitchen. It's a good product with true ingredients, spicy, gluten-free,  and no fillers or preservatives. It's pretty spicy so if you aren't used to spice, start small and add as you taste. Too much of this good thing can ruin your meal.

    Coconut Milk

    To keep the fat and calories down, low-fat coconut milk was used, but full fat does have a nice mouthfeel, so if you aren't worried about such nonsense as low-fat and low-calorie, go big and use full fat.

    Rice Noodles

    I served these with some rice noodles (like they use in pad Thai), 5 minutes in boiling water, and they were done. I loved using the rice noodles as this not only kept the dish gluten-free, but the noodles did a wonderful job of absorbing the red curry sauce. Flavor in each bite.

    Fresh Spinach

    At the last minute, I threw some fresh spinach into the pot, and the spinach was done perfectly. 

    And of course, Salmon

    I broiled the salmon, but you could sauté it, bake it, throw it on the grill or even poach it. Just please, use wild salmon, or sustainably raised salmon, NOT Atlantic farmed salmon. That's just not good for the environment, or you. If they have to add color to a fresh fish to make it look like a fresh fish, why put it into your mouth?

    Because this recipe is made with cooked salmon, it would be an excellent use for leftovers.

    I served this with a Simple Cucumber Salad for a refreshing bite. 

    Salmon with Thai Red Curry Sauce

    Salmon with Thai Red Curry Sauce

    LindySez
    Salmon with Thai Red Curry Sauce is an easy weeknight meal, healthy and delicious
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Fish & Seafood
    Cuisine Asian
    Servings 4
    Calories 255 kcal
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    Ingredients
      

    • 4 about 5-ounce pieces salmon, cooked either by placing under the broiler for 5 minutes, or until cooked, cooked on the grill or sauté pan, or poached
    • 1 small onion chopped (about ½ cup)
    • 1 teaspoon minced garlic about 3 cloves
    • 1 ½ tablespoons minced fresh ginger
    • 2 teaspoons grapeseed or other neutral vegetable oil
    • ½ cup water fish fumet or clam juice
    • 1 cup low-fat coconut milk or the optional full-fat version
    • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
    • 2 teaspoons Thai red curry paste or to taste
    • Salt to taste
    • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice from about ½ juicy lime
    • 2 tablespoons minced cilantro optional
    • 2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts optional
    • Lime wedges for garnish and additional squeezing, optional

    Instructions
     

    • Combine the onion, garlic, and ginger in the work bowl of a food processor, process until it's a smooth paste. 
    • Heat the oil in a sauté pan over medium heat, then add the onion paste, sauté until the paste turns slightly golden, stirring often. Meanwhile combine the water, coconut milk, sugar, and curry paste in a small bowl; whisk until well combined. Add to the onion mixture in the pan, along with a large pinch of salt; bring to a simmer and simmer for 2 - 3 minutes. Add the fish, basting it with the sauce until coated; simmer until heated through then squeeze the lime juice over the sauce and stir it in. Place the fish in a bowl and spoon the sauce over. Sprinkle with the cilantro and peanuts, if using. Serve with rice noodles, or steamed jasmine rice with a wedge of lime for additional seasoning.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 30gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 455mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4g
    Keyword coconut milk, salmon
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    Comments

    1. Jessica says

      February 09, 2014 at 4:46 pm

      I know my husband would love this recipe so I'm definitely giving it a try this week! Thanks so much for sharing!

      Reply
    2. Cher says

      February 06, 2014 at 3:01 pm

      Salmon is definitely one of my faves and I am always looking for other ways to prepare it - Thanks, Linda!

      Reply
    3. Elle says

      February 06, 2014 at 2:34 pm

      I know someone who'll love this! +being gf makes it a winner for me too. 😉

      Reply
    4. Cristina says

      December 06, 2013 at 4:49 pm

      made it and it was wonderful!

      Reply
      • LindySez says

        December 06, 2013 at 5:20 pm

        So glad you enjoyed it…and you get great salmon all the time, so I'm jealous!

        Reply
    5. Poppy says

      November 22, 2013 at 8:36 pm

      Pinning this to add to my weekly healthy meal plan - yum!

      Reply

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