Cajun-Style Charred Salmon with Cowboy Potatoes

This cajun-style charred salmon with cowboy potatoes recipe was first featured in the May 2019 edition of delicious magazine and I saw it posted on their Instagram page in mid-May this year.   It just looked delicious, so I checked out the recipe and decided,  yes, this was definitely a recipe I wanted to try.

The salmon ends up lovely and charred on the outside with delicious spice from the Cajun seasoning and soft in the middle.   The cowboy potatoes and flavoured yogurt compliment the salmon really well...yum! 

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How to make this Cajun-Style Charred Salmon with Cowboy Potatoes

Ingredients

• 250g maris piper potatoes, cut into 1.5cm chunks
• olive oil
• pinch of salt
• 2 mixed peppers, deseeded and cut into chunks
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning, plus an extra 0.5 tsp
• 2 skinless salmon fillets
• 50g natural yogurt
• 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley

Instructions

1. Drizzle some olive oil in a large skillet or frying pan over a medium heat and add the potatoes, tossing to coat. Add a pinch of salt and fry for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden and almost tender. Add the chopped peppers to the pan with the dried oregano. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes until soft and starting to char and caramelise.
2. Mix 2 tbsp of the Cajun seasoning with 1 tbsp olive oil, then spread over both sides of the salmon fillets. Heat a glug of oil in another frying pan, then add the salmon and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until cooked through.
3. Mix 0.5 tsp of the Cajun seasoning with the natural yogurt and finely chopped parsley. Top the potatoes and peppers with the salmon, then drizzle with the yogurt and sprinkle with more parsley to serve.