Fish is always a great protein to work with for dinner because it cooks so quickly. On a busy night, you can balance nutrition and restaurant-quality flavor by making salmon curry. It has the bold and bright flavor of Thai food, rich with aromatics, and a creamy texture that makes it nearly impossible to stop eating. I prefer salmon with the skin on because you can sear it to a crisp, adding an edge in texture to this savory and lightly sweet dish. However, if you’d rather use salmon without the skin, you can simply simmer all the ingredients together in one pan and speed up the process of getting it onto the table and into your belly! The bright colors look beautiful together so this is the kind of dish you could make for company. It’s also something you might find adds a light spice to those date nights at home. I use green beans and Japanese eggplant in my recipe, however, you can customize this salmon curry recipe with the vegetables you may have already, like asparagus, spinach, or broccoli. I strongly recommend that you not skip the basil leaves, though, as they harmonize with the green curry and coconut milk to give it an authentic Thai flavor. Whether you cook the salmon curry with the skin or without it, the salmon comes out tender and juicy. It’s a perfect match to the colorful green curry sauce, which is divine served over rice. The rice soaks up the flavors, making it one of my favorite meals, bite for bite. If you’re craving Thai food and want to eat healthfully, salmon curry is an excellent choice! Big thanks to Copper River Prince William Sound Marketing Association for providing the wild-caught Alaskan salmon for developing this recipe. You can read more about their stories on their website. Want to learn more about Chinese Cooking? Sign up for my newsletter to receive the 5-Day Chinese Cooking Crash Course and recipe update! If you give this recipe a try, let us know! Leave a comment, rate it (once you’ve tried it), and take a picture and tag it @omnivorescookbook on Instagram! I’d love to see what you come up with.
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Lilja Walter is a part of the Omnivore’s Cookbook team and worked closely with Maggie to develop and test this recipe.
