If you’re in the mood for an Asian-inspired meal, serve this fish with the pickled cucumber and cabbage.

Serves 2.

INGREDIENTS

  • active time: 15 min. start to finish:15 min.2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 2 (6-oz.) pieces center-cut salmon fillet
  • with skin, patted dry
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 scallions, chopped

    DIRECTIONS

    Stir together ginger and curry and season with salt and pepper. Pat spice mixture onto flesh sides of salmon. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook salmon, skin sides down, covered, 5 minutes. Turn salmon over and cook, covered, until just cooked through, about 2 minutes more.


    Add scallions to skillet with salmon and cook 30 seconds.