1 heaping tablespoon each of black sesame seeds and toasted sesame seeds per portion, if using 2 portions you'll need 2 tablespoons each.
1 bunch asparagus, cooked then tossed in a little lemon olive oil
2 hard boiled eggs
red onion
nicoise or kalamata olives, pitted
colored fingerling potatoes or small red
sliced Persian cucumbers (they're small)
colored baby peppers, thinly sliced
1 avocado, sliced
rainbow colored cherry tomatoes
sweet cherry peppers
a few Calabrian chili peppers for heat
arugula to line the platter
USE AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE AS YOU WANT WITH ABOVE INGREDIENTS
Instructions
To prepare the salmon, preheat oven to 450F then line a small sheet pan with foil, drizzled with olive oil on the bottom.
Mix the two different sesame seeds together and place into a flat dish.
Salt and pepper your salmon portions and then press the tops only of the salmon into the seeds, they will stick very easily onto the salmon.
Place salmon seed side up onto the prepared pan, then drizzle olive oil on each portion.
Bake salmon for twelve minutes, then take it out of the oven and let it rest.
Prepare the asparagus by blanching for two to three minutes in boiling water, remove with tongs then place into an ice bath to stop the cooking.
Gently toss the asparagus in a store bought lemon olive oil, or a homemade version.
Prepare the potatoes by roasting in a 400F oven tossed in olive oil with salt and pepper until tender and golden brown.
Have your hard boiled eggs cooked and ready to go.
Layer arugula on the bottom of a platter, place the salmon in the center, breaking it apart slightly.
Arrange all the other ingredients in groups all around the platter making sure you salt the tomatoes and give them a little drizzle of olive oil as well.
ENJOY!
Recipe by Proud Italian Cook at https://www.prouditaliancook.com/2017/05/sesame-crusted-salmon-nicoise-salad.html