Beet & Salmon Open-Face Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 2 medium beets, any variety
- 1 pound wild-caught salmon, cut into 4 filets, skin on
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 ounces goat cheese, room temperature
- 4 thick slices rye bread, buttered and toasted
- 2 cups arugula
- Fresh dill, for serving
- Slices of colorful raw beet or radish, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400°. Wrap beets in foil, place on a baking sheet, and roast until tender, about 1 hour.
- Remove beets from foil and let cool slightly. Use a paper towel to remove skins from beets and thinly slice.
- While beets cool, prepare the salmon. Rub both sides of salmon with a little bit of oil. Season with salt and pepper. Place skin-side down in a well-seasoned cast iron skillet.
- Transfer to oven and roast until white fat bubbles on the surface of the fish and is slightly firm to the touch, about 15 minutes. You can carefully remove the skin before serving, or leave it on, it depends on your taste.
- To assemble sandwiches: Slather goat cheese onto each piece of toast, top with arugula and a roasted salmon filet. Shingle beet slices over salmon, top with plenty of dill, and serve.
I purchased my rye bread from the Bavarian Bread bakery on Tamiami Trail. My husband prefers this as a gigantic sandwich, so feel free to slap another piece of bread on top if that sounds good to you, too.
Notes
Growing up in a coastal town, I ate a lot of fresh fish as a kid. However, this town was in Florida, so salmon was not one of them. To this day I have a hard time falling in love with salmon dishes. It’s just so … salmony. Nevertheless, since salmon is incredibly good for you, I strive to make it a part of my diet, but not without a lot of flavor going on. Such is the case for this Beet & Salmon Open-Face Sandwich. It’s inspired by one of the few restaurant salmon dishes I’ve fallen in love with: the salmon and beet sandwich at Station 400 in downtown Sarasota (and out in Lakewood Ranch too). This is my version of that awesome and addicting sandwich.
