COLD SEARED SALMON WITH CHUNKY BEAN AND PEA PESTO
COLD SEARED SALMON WITH CHUNKY BEAN AND PEA PESTO
COLD SEARED SALMON WITH CHUNKY BEAN AND PEA PESTO

Ingredients
  • 4 x 75g/3oz salmon portions
  • square cut down the middle
  • ½ lemon
  • 125ml/4fl oz vinaigrette
  • 125ml/4fl oz pesto (homemade or shop bought)
  • 50g/2oz blanched fresh peas
  • chopped roughly
  • 50g/2oz blanched broad beans
  • chopped roughly
  • ¼ bunch of mint
  • chopped
  • seasoning
  • 1 bunch watercress
  • 50g/2oz rocket
  • 50g/2oz ruby chard or red mustard
Directions
  • Sear the salmon in a hot frying pan and finish off in the oven at 180C/350F/Gas 4
  • cooking for 5-8 minutes.
  • Squeeze the lemon and spoon the vinaigrette over the salmon. Allow to cool
  • place in a container and refrigerate.
  • For the pesto
  • mix all the ingredients in a bowl and season. Put in a container and refrigerate.
  • For the salad
  • wash and pick the leaves and place in a container.
  • To serve
  • place the salmon on a plate
  • drizzle with chunky pesto and dress the mixed leaf salad with vinaigrette.