Gin and Tonic Salmon

Name: Gin and Tonic Salmon
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 x 250 ml/9 fl oz tins ready-mixed gin and tonic, or 500 ml/18 fl oz/generous 2 cups gin and tonic, how you like it; 2 tbsp olive oil; steamed seasonal vegetables, to serve; 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander/cilantro, to garnish; 2 cubes frozen crushed garlic, defrosted or 6 cloves garlic, crushed; ½ tsp black pepper; 4 skin-on salmon fillets; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp salt; juice of 1 lemon

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

30 Minute Mowgli

By Nisha Katona

Published 2021

About

This dish was born when, in a moment of inspiration, I poured my glass of gin and tonic onto my marinating salmon steaks and baked them, wondering what alchemy it would perform. They were stunning. The botanicals in the gin bring a high floral note and the tonic, believe it or not, brings an open-hearted honey to this light and elegant sauce. If you have the foresight to marinade them the night before, they are pretty much cured by morning and just need a final flash of heat to finish.