Salmon With Herbal Crust and Zesty Sauce

I love fish and sea food in general. I can eat it all the time. My husband on other hand eats only white , breaded fish which does not have any smell or flavor. He also calls all shell fish  "bugs". Thank God our son inherited my taste. And while he is still too young for shrimp, claims or oysters, he can have some fish once in a while. He in particular likes salmon. When I buy fish I always select the wild caught. The farm raised is usually fed with grains and treated with antibiotics. It does not sound that bad but the problem is that the grains the fish is fed with , usually contains pesticides, nitrates and most likely is GMO. I know that wild caught is more expensive, but you can find a good deal on all kind of fish if you check several different stores. For example the day before yesterday the Safeway store in Conifer had good deal on frozen wild caught Alaskan Sockeye salmon. The best price you can get though is at Har Mart in Aurora. I love this store but unfortunately I can't go there as often as I would like to since it's over 30 miles away from where I live.

Anyway,  I do the same with fruits and vegetables. Every week the different stores have sale on organic fruits and vegetables and that's how I manage to have organic food in my fridge. Granted , it's time-consuming and I as a stay-at-home mom have lots of time to make my own research and to visit different stores. Though I have one rule... I always buy organic carrots and potatoes, no matter the price.

I hope you guys like this recipe. It's one of my favorite. You can use frozen or fresh fish. If you don't have fresh herbs, use dried, it still will have lots of flavor. On the picture the fish looks like its too well done, but I like it that way. If you prefer it medium or rare just reduce cooking time. I like to serve it with steamed broccoli.The recipe yields 2 servings.


Ingredients


Fish


1 big piece of Salmon fillet which you can cut in half or two pieces
1/2 cup mixed fresh herbs - sage, rosemary, oregano, thyme, parsley
2 green onions chopped
4 garlic cloves
2-3 Tbsp. coconut butter
The juice of a lime
1 Tsp. sea salt or to taste

Sauce 

1 1/4 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup water
1/2 medium onion chopped finely
1 Tbsp. Spike
1 Tsp. lemon peel
1 -2 Tsp. black pepper
1 Tsp. oregano
2 Tbsp. coconut butter
the juice of 1/2 lime
add sea salt if necessary

Preheat the oven on 400F . Melt coconut butter, add herbs, garlic, onions, garlic, lime juice and salt. Mix well. Put fish in a greased pan and cover the top with the herbal mixture. Bake for 20-30 min or until done.

In a sauce pan put coconut butter and onions.Saute until golden. Add coconut milk and water. Bring to boil , reduce heat and let it simmer for 20 min.  Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for another 5-10min. If sauce didn't reach the desired thickness you can add some arrowroot  or corn starch. I prefer arrowroot.
Put the fish on a plate and cover with some sauce.