Ingredients

  • 4 (5 ounce) skinless salmon fillets
  • salt and pepper
  • 12 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 12 cup dry white wine (or 1/4 cup each lemon juice and water)
  • 3 medium yellow onions, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons orange peel, grated
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest, grated
  • 34 cup orange juice
  • 4 cups mixed dark leafy salad greens
  • fresh dill sprigs or parsley

Method

  • Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper.
  • Portion red onion onto salmon filets and press on evenly with back of spoon.
  • Pour wine into 10-inch skillet and heat until bubbling at the edges.
  • Set salmon in wine, return liquid to a gentle boil and cover.
  • Let cook gently without turning for 6 or 7 minutes or until salmon is cooked through and topping is rosy.
  • Chill fish and liquid.
  • For Orange Citrus Onions: Heat oil in a large skillet, add yellow onions and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until golden.
  • Remove from heat and mix in orange and lime zest and orange juice.
  • Cover and chill.
  • To serve, portion lettuce onto 4 plates.
  • Top with salmon filets.
  • Lift onions from liquid with slotted spoon or fork and top salmon.
  • Spoon juice from onions over salmon and lettuce.
  • Garnish with dill or parsley.