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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper (divided)
- ½ teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 ½ - 2 pound center cut salmon fillet (skin on, pin bones removed)
- ½ cup fresh lightly packed cilantro sprigs cilantri sprigs
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoon Sambal Oelek chili paste
- 1 clove garlic (peeled and minced)
- 1 teaspoon peeled and minced fresh ginger
- 1 green onion (whites and greens, sliced)
- ½ teaspoon coriander seeds
- ¼ cup canola oil (or other light flavored oil)
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 - 1 ½ pound smoked salmon (skin removed and torn into bite size pieces)
- 1 bunch Swiss chard (stems removed and leaves cut crosswise into bite size strips)
- 1 cup diced fresh pineapple
- ½ cup toasted cashews (roughly chopped)
- ½ cup lightly packed cwhole cilantro leaves
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