Name: Blackened Salmon with Cilantro-Lime Creme Fraiche
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Heavy Cream; Buttermilk; Lime; Chopped Cilantro; Salt; 8oz Sockeye Salmon Fillet; Salt; Freshly Ground Black Pepper; Blackening Seasoning; Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Blackened Salmon with Cilantro-Lime Creme Fraiche

Run, don't walk, to your local seafood store for Copper River salmon.

Serves: 4

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Ingredients (10)

Cilantro Lime Crème Fraiche

1 cup Heavy Cream
2 T Buttermilk
1 Lime
2 T Chopped Cilantro
½ tsp Salt

Blackened Salmon

4 Salmon Fillets, Sockeye, 8oz ea
¼ tsp Salt
1 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
2 T Blackening Seasoning
2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Directions

To prepare crÃ¨me fraiche, combine cream and buttermilk in a glass jar. Shake well and leave at room temperature until thick, 24 to 48 hours. Refrigerate. (This will last 7 to 10 days refrigerated). Combine crÃ¨me fraiche with half the lime rind and juice. Add cilantro and salt. Taste and add more rind and juice if desired.
To prepare fish, sprinkle salt, pepper and seasoning on fish. Heat oil in a large sautÃ© pan over medium-high heat. Add fish, and sear until fillets move easily in pan, about 2 minutes. When seared, turn fillets over and sear other side 2 minutes. (Salmon will still be red on the inside. Cook longer if desired.) Serve each fillet with 2 tablespoons Cilantro-Lime CrÃ¨me Fraiche. (You will have half the crÃ¨me fraiche left over).