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Chilled Salmon Salad with Orange-Citrus Onions

• From: National Onion Association

Ingredients

• 4 fresh salmon fillets

• Salt and pepper

• 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion

• 1/2 cup dry white wine (or 1/4 cup each lemon juice and water)

• Orange-Citrus Onions3 medium yellow onions, sliced

• 3 Tbs olive oil

• 2 tsp grated orange peel

• 1 tsp grated lime peel

• 3/4 cup orange juice

• 1 quart mixed, dark leafy salad greens

• Fresh dill sprigs or Italian parsley

The perfect salmon dish for a hot summer's evening—chilled salmon fillets topped with citrus marinated onions are served over mixed greens.

Directions

• Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper. Portion red onions onto salmon fillets and press on evenly with back of spoon.
• Pour wine into 10-inch skillet and heat until it bubbles at the edges. Set salmon in wine, cover and return liquid to a gentle boil.
• Let cook gently without turning for 6 or 7 minutes or until salmon is just cooked through and topping is rosy (check doneness by poking the tip of a sharp knife into the thickest part of one fillet and check that the inside color has paled). Chill fish and liquid.
• Orange-Citrus OnionsHeat oil in a large skillet, add yellow onions and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until they are soft and sweet.
• Remove from heat and mix in orange peel, lime peel, and orange juice. Cover and chill.
• To serve, portion lettuce onto plates, top with salmon fillets. Lift orange-onions from liquid with slotted spoon or fork and top salmon. Spoon juice from onions over salmon and lettuce. Garnish with dill.