Salmon in red curry sauce. (Robert Durell / Los Angeles Times)
Oven-steamed salmon with cucumber salad. (PRPerry C. Riddle / Los Angeles Times)
Smoked salmon hash. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Salmon burgers. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Meyer lemon-cured fillet of salmon with white asparagus, chiogga beets, toasted hazelnuts and watercress mousseline. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Gin-and-chive-cured salmon. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Salmon with marinated fennel and thyme. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
Oven-steamed salmon with dill sauce. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Rillettes, made with trout and smoked salmon and served with baked crostini, are great starters. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)