Blow Torch Salmon - Real Recipes from Mums

This Blow Torch Salmon recipe is so light and yet so flavoursome! Since discovering how much flavour our blow torch adds to this recipe, we use it all the time.

Ingredients (serves 4)

4 fillets Atlantic Salmon, skin on and bones removed
2 tbsp Fresh Ginger, finely grated
1/2 Red Onion, finely sliced
2 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tbsp Ponzu Sauce or Sashimi Soy Sauce
Drizzle Kewpie Mayonnaise

Method

Heat a non-stick frypan over a high heat and add olive oil.
Once the oil is hot, place the salmon fillets skin down into the pan. Allow to sizzle for 2 - 3 minutes.
Add the soy sauce or ponzu sauce then sprinkle over the onion and ginger. Allow to cook for another 2 - 3 minutes with a lid on the frypan.
When you can see that the salmon is cooked from the bottom to your liking, blast the top of the salmon with your blow torch. Being very careful to direct the flame onto the salmon and avoid anything around the frypan. Continue until the top of the salmon is nicely charred and a little cooked through.
Remove from the heat and drizzle with Kewpie Mayonnaise.
Serve with rice and japanese green vegetables or even just a salad.

Notes

I started making this as a mid week dinner but having discovered how easy (and quick) it is to coook, I now do larger batches in a large frypan for lunches and dinners with friends. Any leftover salmon is beautiful through scrambled eggs or crumbled through a fresh green salad. p.s. In the photo, I've made a double batch (we had friends for dinner) so if you're following the recipe, your pan will have more space! I'd use the extra space to pop in a few halved boiled potatoes and let them crisp up at the same time as the Salmon ;)

20 Comments

- - mom160270 said
  - 22 Sep 2024
    12:28 pm
This sounds dangerous. I’d probably start a fire.

- - ChiWren said
  - 22 Jul 2024
    8:54 pm
Yum!!! I absolutely love salmon, the charred flavour on these fillets would be amazing.

- - meedee said
  - 09 Apr 2023
    6:34 am
Salmons not really my thing.

- - rnash02 said
  - 06 Dec 2019
    7:39 pm
Interesting

- - Blossom said
  - 30 Sep 2019
    8:36 pm
Make sure the blow torch isn’t too close to the oil and it dry out or you could have a fire

- - mom101628 said
  - 16 May 2019
    11:30 pm
Wow how easy and it would give a real cheffie touch to the finished article.

- - ella12 said
  - 15 May 2019
    4:36 pm
This would have a real kick to it.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 14 May 2019
    7:24 am
I have a blow torch but have only used it in my sweet making, will so be making this now.

- - rovermum said
  - 13 May 2019
    9:57 am
I don’t have a blow torch… but this recipe sounds divine.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 09 May 2019
    8:30 pm
Great idea, I’ve always wanted an excuse to use a blow torch!

- - teegsmrstee said
  - 21 Apr 2019
    8:09 pm
I’ve seen them do this in Japanese restaurants before

- - happymum2018 said
  - 13 Apr 2019
    6:56 am
Sounds quick and easy and really fresh and healthy thanks for sharing

- - mom81879 said
  - 07 Mar 2019
    8:18 am
I love salmon, but I don’t have a blow torch, how would I get the char flavour without one? Just cook it up on the barbie?

- - happymum2018 said
  - 06 Mar 2019
    11:39 pm
I dont often eat salmon though this really does seem quite enticing thanks,

- - mom62624 said
  - 19 Feb 2019
    4:41 pm
This would be great when entertaining, thanks for sharing.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 13 Feb 2019
    12:35 am
Thank you Nikki, love the ideas that goes with this recipe.

- - mom112217 said
  - 09 Feb 2019
    3:39 pm
The salmon looks amazing ,a perfect Summer recipe! Thanks Nikki!

- - mom93821 said
  - 09 Feb 2019
    12:14 pm
Oh my goodness! This salmon dish looks simply sensational! Thank you!
- mom93821 replied
  
  10 Feb 2019 , 6:19 am
  I love red onions and adore the use of it in this recipe. I could happily eat red onions with every meal!
- - taynik46 said
  - 09 Feb 2019
    8:47 am
looks very pretty – I am sure my husband and eldest would love this so thank you for your recipe