MUSTARD-CRUST SALMON WITH A MEDLEY OF VEGETABLES AND BASIL BUTTER
Ingredients
- 50g/1¾oz fresh breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp fresh
- chopped chives
- 1 tbsp fresh
- chopped parsley
- 15g/½oz butter
- melted
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 125g/4½ oz salmon fillet
- dash olive oil
- dash olive oil
- ¼ onion
- sliced
- 75g/2½oz can cherry tomatoes
- 50g/1¾oz frozen peas
- blanched
- ½ avocado
- peeled and chopped
- 3 tbsp double cream
- 25g/1oz butter
- handful fresh basil leaves
- chopped
- squeeze lemon juice
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- For the salmon
- place the breadcrumbs
- herbs
- butter
- salt and freshly ground black pepper into a bowl and mix well.
- Spread the Dijon mustard all over the salmon and then roll the salmon in the breadcrumb mixture and press down.
- Heat the oil in a small frying pan. Add the salmon and cook for three minutes on each side
- or until golden-brown and completely cooked through.
- For the medley of vegetables
- heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onions. Cook gently until the onions have softened.
- Add the tomatoes and cook for two minutes.
- Add the peas
- avocado and cream and heat through for one minute.
- For the basil butter
- melt the butter in a small saucepan. Then add the basil and lemon juice and season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground balck pepper.
- To serve
- place the medley of vegetables onto a clean plate. Place the salmon on top and pour the basil butter over the salmon.

