Recipe Name Seared Sesame Salmon Submitted by SBasham Recipe Description Delicious seafood recipe Quantity 0 Quantity Unit Prep Time (minutes) 120 Cook Time (minutes) 6 Ready In (minutes) 126

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 2 cucumber (8-1/4") Cucumber (peeled, seeded & chopped) 1 tablespoon salt 4 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 tablespoons Lime juice, fresh squeezed 2 tablespoons Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce 2 tablespoons tahini 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 teaspoon fresh ginger minced 4 fillets salmon 1/2 small thinly sliced red onion 6 cups Baby Spinach Leaves, raw 1/8 teaspoon sesame seeds (not toasted) 1 dash black pepper 1 teaspoon Splenda 1 tablespoon olive oil Steps Sequence Step 1 Place cucumbers in strainer, set in sink, toss with 1 tablespoon salt. Press kitchen towel on cucumbers, drain at least 1 hour or up to 3 hours. 2 To make sauce, combine 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, soy sauce, tahini, 1 tablespoon of oil, garlic, ginger and 1 tablespoon water in blender; puree until combined 3 Preheat pan with olive oil to medium high. Season both sides of salmon with salt, pepper, and sesame seeds. Place skin side down in pan, cook 3 minutes, or until skin shrinks and separates from flesh. Flip;cook 3 minutes until done. 4 Toss cucumbers with remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 teaspoon oil, dash of Splenda to taste and sliced onions. Refrigerate until serving. 5 Divide spinach equally among four plates. Top each serving with salmon then cucumbers. Drizzle sauce over servings.