Sous Vide Salmon

Anova Culinary

Sous-vide salmon with fresh salsa, green beans, yoghurt-tahini and crispy salmon skin. Sous-vide salmon, if done right, is seriously moist and silky smooth. This recipe is fresh and light and lets the sous-vide salmon shine.

Author

Christina Wylie

Christina Wylie is an award-winning writer, author, editor, food stylist, recipe creator, entrepreneur and radio host whose work has been featured in The Times & The Sunday Times, Time Out (Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong and Dubai), Traveler’s Digest, Fah Thai Magazine, Broadsheet, Wining & Dining and many other internationally renowned publications. In 2013, after almost a decade of working as an international journalist, Christina founded the online lifestyle magazine The GAB Magazine, for which she now leads a team of 60 writers based all across Australia. She then founded Samui Life Magazine in 2016. After working as a recipe creator for Anova Culinary for over a year, she signed a cookbook contract with the American-based, international publishing company Quarto. Her cookbook, titled The Sous Vide Kitchen: Techniques, Ideas, and More Than 100 Recipes to Cook at Home, was published worldwide in 2017. She wrote, styled, and photographed everything that you see within that book. In 2017 she opened her first restaurant, Bootlegger, in Koh Samui, Thailand. She is currently in the initial stages of launching Bootlegger 2 in Phuket in 2018, and is looking to open Bootlegger 3 in Bangkok in 2019. She is currently working towards stepping into the world of food and travel presenting. As an entrepreneur herself, Christina co-founded the charity initiative Project Gen Z in 2015 to teach orphaned Cambodian children entrepreneurial skills. A British expat born and raised in Hong Kong, Christina has worked across the globe, and has lived in Thailand, London, Hong Kong, Australia and South Africa over the years.

Prep Time: 00:25

Recipe Time: 00:08

Temperature : 149F / 65C

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Set the Anova Sous Vide Precision Cooker to 149ºF (65ºC).
  2. Season the salmon with salt and pepper and place each filet in its own zipper lock or vacuum seal bag. Seal using the water immersion technique or a vacuum sealer on the moist setting. Place in the water bath and set the timer for 8 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, sear the salmon skin: Heat butter in a medium nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add the skin and sear until crisp, 2 to 5 minutes. While searing, press the skins down on the pan with a spatula. Transfer to a paper towel-line plate, season with salt, and set aside for serving.
  4. Prepare the tahini yogurt: In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, tahini, lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  5. Prepare the salsa: In a medium bowl, mix together the tomato, cilantro, avocado, red onion, lime juice, and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Finishing Steps

  1. When the timer goes off, remove the bags from the water bath. Carefully remove the salmon from the bags.
  2. Divide the salmon between two serving plates. Add a spoonful of salsa on top of the salmon and a spoonful of tahini yogurt on the side. Place the salmon skin on top of the salmon. Serve with green beans.