Speed, efficiency and nutrition is this 15-minute Asian Instant Pot steamed salmon and vegetables dish. This meal is gluten-free, Whole30 and paleo friendly, AIP-friendly (just avoid the chili and use coconut aminos instead of tamari or soy sauce). It's designed for two servings, but you could easily add an extra fillet or two of salmon and make more vegetables.
½lb.mixed green vegetablesstring beans, broccoli, snow peas
1large carrotsliced
1cloveof garlicdiced
Juice of ½ lime
1tablespoonTamari
1tablespoonolive oil
½teaspoonsesame oiloptional
Instructions
Add 1 cup of cold water to the Instant Pot and place a trivet/steamer rack inside the pot.
Place the fish filets inside a cake tin or other heat-proof bowl that fits inside the pot. Sprinkle each fillet with diced garlic, ginger and chilli, plus a little salt and pepper. Mix soy sauce or tamari and honey in a small bowl and pour over the salmon fillets.
Place the tin with salmon on top of the trivet, so the tin doesn't touch the water inside the pot. Place and lock the lid, press Manual (High Pressure) and set the timer to 2 minutes. After 3 beeps, the Instant Pot will start the cooking process. While the salmon is cooking, prepare the vegetables.
Place cut up veggies inside a steam basket and sprinkle evenly with garlic.
Once the timer is up, use the quick release method to let out the pressure in the pot and open the lid. At this stage our salmon is partially cooked, but it will be ready by the time we steam the vegetables on top.
Place the steam basket with the vegetables on top of the salmon tin. Drizzle them with lime juice, tamari sauce, olive oil and sesame oil. I like to sprinkle a little salt and pepper as well. The sauces and juices will drip onto the salmon so you're still keeping all the flavours in the final dish.
Place the lid back on, lock it, press Manual (HIGH Pressure) and set the timer to 0 minutes (ZERO). That's right, only 0, because by the time the pressure builds up, the veggies will already to start to cook and we want to keep them a little crunchy. Once the timer goes off, release the pressure as quickly as possible. Simply point the top valve to Venting and step away. If you live it on natural pressure release for too long, the vegetables will overcook. However, 1-2 minutes is fine.
Remove the steamer basket with the vegetables and set aside. Carefully remove the tin with the salmon and transfer the salmon to a plate. Pour any remaining juice over the top and serve with vegetables on the side. Done!