Caraway Salmon with Rye Berry-and-Beet Salad

INGREDIENTS

SAUCE

1/2 cup full-fat plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
1 tablespoon chopped dill
2 teaspoons drained prepared horseradish
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Fine sea salt
Pepper

SALAD

1 bunch beets (1 1/2 pounds)—scrubbed, greens trimmed and reserved, beets sliced 1/2 inch thick
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Fine sea salt
Pepper
1 cup rye berries
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon drained prepared horseradish

SALMON

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Four 6-ounce skin-on wild sockeye salmon fillets
Fine sea salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon caraway seeds

How to Make It

Step 1 Make the sauce

Combine all of the ingredients and mix well.

Step 2 Make the salad

Preheat the oven to 300°. On a rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, toss the sliced beets with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Arrange the beets in a single layer and roast for about 1 hour, flipping the slices halfway through, until the beets are tender. Chop the beets and transfer to a large bowl.

Step 3 Make the salad

Meanwhile, bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the rye berries and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 1 hour.

Step 4 Make the salad

Drain the rye berries and add them to the bowl with the beets. Add the vinegar, horseradish and the remaining  3 tablespoons of olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat evenly. Keep warm.

Step 5 Make the salad

In a small saucepan of boiling water, blanch the beet greens for 2 minutes. Drain and cool under cold water; pat dry. Chop the greens and toss with the beets and rye berries.

Step 6 Cook the salmon

In a large cast-iron or nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil. Season the salmon fillets with salt and cook skin side down over moderately high heat until golden and crisp, about 4 minutes. Flip the fish and cook for 2 minutes. Add the butter and caraway seeds to the skillet and cook, basting with the caraway butter, until the salmon is just cooked through, about 1 minute longer.

Step 7 Cook the salmon

Mound the rye berry salad on plates and spoon the dill sauce alongside. Top with the salmon, skin side up. Serve, passing the remaining dill sauce at the table.

Make Ahead

The dill sauce and cooked rye berries can be refrigerated separately overnight.

Recipe from Food&Wine

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