Preparing a fillet of salmon can tricky- you want to cook it just right, so the filet comes out crispy but not overdone and rubbery. This recipe helps create that nice crisp top, with just enough of a spiced crust.

Ingredients:
1 lb wild salmon fillet (skin on)
2 Tbsp sesame seeds
1 Tbsp ground coriander
1 Tbsp dried thyme
oil for cooking (coconut oil, preferably, although olive oil will do)

Mix the sesame seeds and herbs together on a plate

Rinse the salmon fillets and pat dry
Coat the fillets in the sesame and herb mix
(Do not coat the skin- just the top of the fillet)

Heat oil in a cast iron or stainless steel frying pan that is also oven-safe
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F

Once the oil is hot, place the salmon (sesame and herb-coated side down) into the frying pan, as pictured below:

Cook on medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes, depending on how thick your fillets are
(These fillets were about an inch thick, and I cooked them for 5 minutes)

Flip and continue to cook for 3-4 minutes, skin-side down

Remove from the stove top and place frying pan in the oven on the top rack
Continue to cook for 4-5 minutes

Remove from the oven and let sit in the frying pan for 1-2 minutes before serving

Enjoy!