Healthy Crabmeat-Stuffed Salmon Steaks

Elevate your dinner game with this elegant crab cake-stuffed salmon rounds. They make a delicate and delicious date night or special occasion dinner.

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Course: Al La Carte, Dinner, Special Occasion

Cuisine: American, Healthy, Mediterranean

Keyword: crab cake-stuffed salamon steaks, date night dinner ideas, elegant salmon recipes, fine dining recipes, Healthy seafood dishes, oven-baked seafood, umami spice seasoning mix

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Cooling Time: 5

Total Time: 30

Servings: People

Calories: 951kcal

Author: Julietkitchen By Chef Yasmin

Equipment

1 skillet or frying pan
1 1/4 sheet pan
1 1/4 sheet pan
parchment paper

Ingredients

FOR THE CRAB STUFFING

1 - 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 shallot peeled and diced
1 small red bell pepper seeded and diced small
1 small celery diced small
2 scallions chopped small. White and green parts separated
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon umami spice magic mix homemade recipe in notes
pinch of kosher salt
1 pound jumbo lump crab meat gently rinsed and drained
1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro

FOR THE SALMON

1 1/2 - 2 pounds salmon steaks (2 pieces) Remove bones.
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon umami spice magic seasoning mix
3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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Instructions

Make the crab meat stuffing

Heat an 8 or 10 inch skillet over medium flame.
1 - 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Saute the shallots, white parts of scallions and celery. 2 - 3 minutes
1 shallot, 1 small celery, 2 scallions
Add in the bell pepper and thyme leaves. Season with the umami spice mix and a pinch of salt. Mix and cook 3 to 4 minutes until the peppers starts to soften. Turn off the stove.
1 small red bell pepper, 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, 1/2 teaspoon umami spice magic mix, pinch of kosher salt
Transfer the aromatics to a plate and cool slightly.
Add the crabmeat to a medium mixing bowl. Add in the cooled aromatics, bread crumbs, mayonnaise and fresh cilantro and the green parts of the scallions. Use a rubber spatula to gently mix to combine.
Note: Mix gently to prevent breaking up the crab meat.
1 pound jumbo lump crab meat, 1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, 1 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro

Preheat oven 400F/204C Degrees

Place the salmon steaks on a 1/4 sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Season the salmon steaks with the olive oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper and umami seasoning mix. Rub to coat.
1 1/2 - 2 pounds salmon steaks, 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon umami spice magic seasoning mix, 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt, 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Make a ring with the salmon steaks by slightly overlapping the ends to form a circle.
Stuff the center of each salmon circle with packed handful of crabmeat stuffing. Optionally drizzle with some olive oil.
Pop the stuffed salmon steaks into the preheated oven. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until the salmon is cooked to your ideal temperature. Remove from the oven and enjoy.
Note: I like my salmon cooked medium so it cooks in about 8 minutes. Also love to serve this on a bed of sautéed garlic spinach.

Notes

Bonus umami spice mix seasoning not only works magic on this healthy crabmeat-stuffed salmon steaks. It elevate the a wide array of dishes, like poultry, meats, vegetables, soups and more. Moreover the recipe takes shape with adding 5-pieces of dried porcini mushrooms, 1-teaspoon juniper berries, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and 1-teaspoon red pepper flakes into a spice-nut grinder. Once blended into a powder, to enhance the flavor profile, the powder mingles with smoked paprika. Hence, a carefully curated and crafted umami magic spice mix.

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