Olive Oil Poached Salmon with Indian Spices

Ingredients

• 1 large clove garlic
• 1 tsp. cumin seed, toasted and ground
• Four ¾- to 1-inch-thick skinless center-cut salmon fillets (6 to 7 oz. each)
• 1 tsp. coriander seed, toasted and ground
• 4 to 6 cups extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 lemon or lime wedges
• ¼ tsp. cayenne
• + 2 more ingredients
• • Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. garam masala

Peel and smash the garlic clove and a pinch of salt to a paste, either with a mortar and pestle or by mincing and then mashing it with the side of a chef’s knife. Combine the garlic, garam masala, cumin, coriander, cayenne, and 1 tsp. salt in a small bowl. Add just enough of the oil to turn the s...

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