Spice-Crusted Salmon With Ginger-Cilantro Yogurt Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
3 teaspoons fresh lime juice, divided
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, pressed
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1 teaspoon coriander seed
4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets, with skin
lime wedge

Preparation

Mix yogurt, cilantro, 1 tsp lime juice, 1 tsp oil, ginger and garlic in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Place fennel seeds and coriander seeds in heavy-duty plastic bag. Using mallet, crush seeds.
Sprinkle fillets with salt, pepper, and seeds.
Heat 2 tsp oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fillets, seed side down. Cook until brown, about 3 minutes. Turn over. Cook until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes.
Drizzle with 2 tsp lime juice.
Place fillets on plates. Top with sauce; serve with lime wedges.