Salmon with Kona Coffee Cream Sauce

[LottaLatte]

I saw this recipe on the Food Network and gave it a try last week. It ended up being divine!

Saute Salmon with Kona Coffee, Sundried Tomato, and Avocado Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

* 4 tablespoons olive oil
* 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
* Pinch salt
* Pinch white pepper
* 4 shallots, minced
* 1 cup strong brewed Kona roast
* 1 cup whipping cream
* 2 tablespoons almond liqueur
* 4 tablespoons Avocado Butter, recipe follows
* 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomato, packed in oil
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* Thinly sliced avocado and salmon roe, for garnish, optional

Directions

Heat a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the oil. Season the salmon on both sides with salt and pepper. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Set aside and keep warm.

For the sauce: In saucepan, add the shallots and coffee and reduce down to 1/4. Add cream and reduce until it thickens. Strain the sauce, and add the amaretto, avocado butter, and tomato. Whisk until fully incorporated. Season to taste.

To serve: Sauce the plate, and lay the salmon in the center of the plate. You may garnish this dish with 3 to 4 pieces of thin fan sliced avocado and salmon roe.

Avocado Butter:

* 1 small ripe avocado, peeled, seeded, and diced
* 1/2 lime, juiced
* 1/4 pound unsalted butter
* 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
* Salt and pepper

Puree avocado and lime juice in food processor. Add butter, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper until fully incorporated.

(Recipe from FoodNetwork.com)

[BostonBean]

What an intriguing recipe! It's so sophisticated. This sounds like a great dish to make for a special occasion. I would never have thought of using coffee in this way. I will have to try it.

[michael]

What an amazing recipe, LottaLatte! At first I thought, ugh - coffee plus salmon, what kind of recipe was this, but after attentively reading the ingredients and the directions, I knew I was going to prepare the dish for my family soon.
Thanks a lot!

[lulu33]

Sounds yummy, LottaLatte, would you treat us with a portion of this wonderful dish?

[LucyCB]

This is something too sophisticated for me

[peter]

This is something I would never eat in my life! But, then again, never say "never".