Pan Roasted Salmon atop Udon Noodle Pesto and Salmon Caviar

Ingredients: seasalt, 4 tablespoons of butter, a fresh piece of skinless salmon filet, 1 package of Japanese Udon Noodles, premade pesto sauce,Italian seasoning, teriyaki sauce

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Directions:

1. Take your fresh or thawed piece of salmon and pat it dry. Get out a frying pan and put in the butter. Set the stove to high and sear all the sides of the salmon filet. Make sure to sear one of the large sides of the salmon more heavily than the rest of the edges.
2. Flip the salmon over on the side that is opposite of the most seared side ( the side that is seared less. Cover the pan and turn off the heat. The reason for flipping the fish is because the side that is seared the least will then cook and you will have an evenly cooked piece of salmon. In this span of four minutes do not uncover the pan to check on the fish. The purpose of covering it is so that the steam in the pan will circulate and cook the rest of the fish. This way you will get a nice, tender, and moist fish.
3. While the fish is cooking in the steam it is time to prepare the noodles. Bring water and salt to the pasta water to help flavor it. Bring the water to a boil in a pot on high heat and toss the udon noodles in. The noodles will cook vey quickly- in about 3 minutes. Do not over cook the noodles. Once 3 minutes have passed turn off the heat and drain the water immediately.
4. The next step is to prepare the pesto sauce. There is one golden rule of pesto: DO NOT put it on heat because it will melt and turn into a greasy mess. Just take it out of the jar and stir it around to make sure that the oils in it are evenly distributed.
5. Mix the drained slightly cooled udon noodles with the pesto sauce. Toss in a bit of Italian seasoning and sea salt to taste. Stir it into the pasta, and put it to the side for now.
6. At this point you can go back to the salmon and uncover it. At this point the steam from the pan should have cooked it. Check and make sure that it is cooked, but still soft to the touch. You can add in some teriyaki sauce and the salmon just coat the salmon with it in the pan and make sure that the sauce gets heated up.
7. To plate first place the pasta in the plate and spin it with a fork. Place the salmon on top of the pasta in the center for classic plating. You may add a dark colored sprout as a garnish to create a dark contrast. You may also add salmon caviar on top as well.