Ingredients
2 cups dry white wine
2 cups water
2 bay leaves
2 sprigs flat-leaf parsley
2 lemons, unpeeled, sliced
1 (2 pound) salmon fillet with skin
1 scallion, top only, thinly sliced
1 cup Lemon Mint Tzatziki, recipe follows
Procedure
1. Add the wine, water, bay leaves, parsley and of the sliced lemons into a large deep skillet and bring to a simmer.
2. Add the salmon, skin side down. Add more water, if necessary, to cover the salmon.
3. Cover the skillet and simmer over a low heat until the fish is just cooked through, about 8 minutes.
4. Move the fish to a plate, cover it and chill it completely in the refrigerator, about 3 hours.
5. Peel the skin from the fillet and scrape away any brown flesh. Put the fish on a serving plate, garnish with scallion and the remaining lemon slices and serve with Lemon Mint
Tzatziki.
For Lemon Mint Tzatziki:
Ingredients
1 cup non-fat yogurt
1 English cucumber
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon finely chopped mint leaves
Salt and pepper
Procedure
1. Line a strainer with paper towel and put the strainer over a bowl.
2. Add the yogurt in the strainer and place it in the refrigerator to drain and thicken for hours.
3. Seed and coarsely grate the cucumber.
4. Drain it well. In a medium bowl, stir together the thickened yogurt and olive oil. Stir in the cucumber, lemon juice, garlic, zest and mint.
5. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.
Yield: 1 cup
