Paksiw na Salmon in Olive Oil with Anchovies, Olives, and Capers

Ingredients:

• 2 pcs. garlic cloves, pounded
• 1 pc small red onion (cut into quarters)
• 4 pcs. ginger slices
• 2 tbsps. Dona Elena Pure Olive Oil
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 5 pcs. Dona Elena Flat Filler Anchovies, chopped
• 1 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. white sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 pcs. green chili
• 1 cup ampalaya (cut horizontally)
• 2 pcs. baby talong (cut in half)
• 2 pcs. okra (cut in half)
• 4 pcs. cherry tomato
• 1 tbsp. Dona Elena Capers
• 10 pcs. Dona Elena Pitted Black Olives
• 1 stalk dill
• 2 pcs. salmon (fillet cut)
• Dona Elena Extra Virgin Olive Oil (for drizzling)
• ¼ cup of salt (for the salmon)

Procedure:

1. Cover the salmon fillets with ¼ cup of salt.
2. Cure the salmon fillets with salt for 5 mins.
3. After 5 mins. wash the salmon fillets in running water.
4. Pat dry the salmon fillets.
5. Pour the pure olive oil, white vinegar, chopped anchovies, salt, sugar, and black peppercorn in a sauce pot.
6. Add the garlic, onion, ginger, ampalaya, talong, green chili, okra, cherry tomatoes, capers, pitted black olives, and dill.
7. Simmer on low heat for 3 mins. then add the salmon fillets on top.
8. Simmer for another 5 mins. on low heat and serve.