Fennel-Pollenated Salmon

At June 14, 2011
By megan
In favorites, fennel, fennel pollen, Maple, Recipes, Salmon, Savory Spice Shop
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I’ve been on a fennel pollen kick lately- Fennel pollen turkey burgers one week, then fennel pollen grilled tempeh, and now fennel pollen salmon. Maybe it’s just me and my taste buds, but it seems like everything I sprinkle with the spice of the angels tastes better.

Here’s what I created with a gorgeous piece of wild Alaskan salmon…

In the mortar and pestle I ground

1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp Aleppo pepper (pick some up at Savory Spice Shop, or use red pepper flakes)
1 tsp whole black peppercorns

Next, add a pinch of

Mexican Oregano
Dried Tarragon
Fennel Pollen
Maple Sugar
Sea Salt

Mix up the spice rub, get your nose really close to it, and breathe in. It smells fantastic. I bought a beautiful 1.8 pound piece of Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon.

After rinsing it in cold water, patting it dry, and tweezing out the bones, I sliced it in half (due to cooking restraints in a small space), rubbed it down, patted it with butter, drizzled it with a little Portuguese white wine (just happened to be the bottle I was drinking while cooking), and sealed it in heavy duty aluminum foil packets.

The fish grilled for approximately 10 minutes. I let it sit sealed in the packet a couple more minutes before squeezing a little fresh orange juice on top. That’s right- orange this time, not lemon.