Tandoori Salmon

Adding the tandoori to this salmon makes it extra tender. Tandoori Salmon makes a great family or entertaining recipe. You can enjoy your company while making a great meal. The make ahead marinade ensures that you can enjoy an evening with family or guests. The spices used aren’t strange to an Italian kitchen, especially a Sicilian one.

Most of us think that tandoori is a spice and that is how I relate to it. However, in Indian cooking it involves marinated meat cooked over a fire in a clay pot. I am cooking my salmon with tandoori spices and in a clay dish. Tandoori is usually cooked in a very hot oven, but you have to be careful that the spices don’t burn. I am using a cheat method as the broiler will do the final work.

An interesting read https://marigoldmaison.com/what-is-tandoori-chicken/

Another one of my favourite salmon dishes https://recipesatmytable.com/chocolate-teriyaki-salmon/

Ingredients

I used one pound of skinless salmon for the two of us
1 cup greek yogurt
1/2 tsp each of paprika,turmeric, salt, cumin, and pepper
1/4 tsp each of cardamon, ginger and cinnamon
1 clove garlic, minced
pinch of red pepper flakes ( optional)

Process

Video follows

To make the tandoori sauce combine all the spices and the yogurt.

Pat the salmon dry and place it in a deep dish or bowl.

Spread the tandoori sauce over the salmon and turn it. Place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.If you have a clay dish use it. You can also place the salmon on parchment paper over a baking sheet. Place in a 375 F oven for 15 minutes. Finish by turning the broiler on low for 2-3 minutes.