Salmon Bowl with Marinated Cucumbers and Rice Noodles with Peanuts

How to prepare salmon bowl with marinated cucumbers and rice noodles with peanuts

1. The cucumber salad is prepared first, so it has at least half an hour to marinate. Peel the cucumbers, leaving strips of skin here and there. Cut into rounds (or half-rounds if they are larger or you are using a long cucumber). Crush the garlic in a mortar until it becomes a paste. Add the vinegar and rub together a bit more. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Pour the marinade over the cucumber slices and mix well. Let it sit for at least half an hour. Stir them occasionally during this time, when you remember.
   * the cucumber salad can be kept in the refrigerator for a few hours after preparation
2. Clean the salmon of bones if any (run your fingers over the surface, you'll feel them) by pulling them out with tweezers. Remove the skin and then cut into cubes of approximately 2.5-3 cm. Mix with the soy sauce and let it sit for 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, bring salted water to a boil in a pot large enough for the noodles. When boiling, add the noodles, turn off the heat, cover the pot and let it sit for 5 minutes. During this time, stir once to separate them. After 5 minutes, taste the noodles - they should be done but not soft or mushy.
4. Drain the noodles and quickly rinse under cold running water. Add the soy sauce and oil and mix well.
5. Crush the peanuts in a mortar and then grind plenty of black pepper. Mix together.
7. Add 3/4 of the peanuts with pepper over the noodles and mix. Taste for salt.
8. Heat a non-stick pan well (make sure to use a pan that doesn't stick because fish is more delicate and breaks easily) - a wide one (about 30 cm) - and add very little oil to the bottom (just enough to coat it). Add the salmon cubes, not crowded, and fry for 2-3 minutes per side until nicely browned. Turn them on the other sides too, so they cook all over. Turn off the heat under the pan and let the salmon sit there for another 2-3 minutes to cook slowly through to the center.
   * if you have a smaller pan, fry in two batches
9. Divide the noodles into 3 bowls. Sprinkle the remaining peanuts on top. Place the salmon cubes next to the noodles. Sprinkle with green onion rounds. Serve immediately, with the marinated cucumber salad alongside. The cucumbers are placed over the noodles, taking some of the sauce they marinated in.

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