Enjoy Some Copper River Salmon Lettuce Wraps

Editor’s Note: Thank you to the great folks at Copper River Salmon, who have granted us permission to post some of their delicious salmon recipes you can find on their website here. This week: Keep it light but delicious with Copper River Salmon Lettuce Wraps.

Copper River Salmon Lettuce Wraps

by Casey Landaluce, F/V Clean Sweep

Ingredients

Pickled Carrots

• 1 Cup julienned carrots
• ¼ Cup unseasoned rice vinegar
• 1 tbs honey
• ¼ tsp salt

Vietnamese Style Lettuce Wraps

• 1 lb sockeye salmon
• Salt and pepper
• 1 tsp oil
• 12 leaves of butter lettuce
• 1 cup sliced cucumber
• 1 cup pickled carrots
• 1/3 cup each fresh herbs: basil, mint, cilantro
• ½ cup chopped peanuts
• 1 cup dipping sauce of choice: nuoc cham, peanut sauce, or sweet chili sauce

Instructions

Pickled Carrots

• Combine vinegar, honey and salt in a small saucepan
• Heat until dissolved, then add carrots
• Let cool and refrigerate for at least one hour, preferably overnight

Lettuce Wraps

• Season salmon with salt and pepper
• Heat oil in pan over medium-high heat
• Add salmon flesh side down and cook for 3 minutes.
• Flip salmon and cook 2-4 minutes, or until flesh is opaque and separates easily with a fork
• Gently flake the salmon and arrange on a platter with vegetables and herbs
• Offer the peanuts and dipping sauce on the side
• To assemble, place about one ounce of cooked salmon in a lettuce cup then add vegetables and herbs and top with peanuts and a drizzle of sauce

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