Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 salmon filet
  • 1 baguette (cut and sliced for sandwiches)
  • 2 Tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cajun spice (or more to your taste)
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • for the Mayonnaise:
  • 3 Tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoon minced sweet onion
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • a squeeze of fresh lemon juice
  • Butter lettuce for sandwich

Instruction

  • Coat salmon filet with melted butter. Rub in the chili powder and sprinkle on the Cajun Seasoning. Heat a cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add olive oil and heat until smoking. Turn the heat down a little and add the salmon filet, skin side down and cook until half done. With a spatula, slide the meat off the skin, remove skin from skillet and flip the salmon filet over and cook until tender and flaky.
  • For the mayonnaise. In a small bowl combine all ingredients and mix well.
  • Brush the bread slices with butter and broil until toasty. Smear both sides of bread with the mayonnaise, divide the salmon filet in half, top each sandwich with a leaf of butter lettuce.