Pan Seared Salmon yields moist, fall-apart fillets with a flavorful, crisply caramelized crust on top. A refreshing basil and chive tzatziki sauce is an unusual yet startlingly perfect counterpoint.
Step 1 : Grate your cucumber onto two or three layers of paper towels, using the short end of the cucumber (instead of grating at a diagonal along the sides) to keep the bits of cucumber fairly short.
Step 2 : In a small food processor, blend the yogurt, basil, chives, tarragon, vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper until the herbs are very, very finely minced and the sauce becomes a uniformly light green color.