ROAST SALMON WITH DILL AND MUSTARD AND PEA PURéE
ROAST SALMON WITH DILL AND MUSTARD AND PEA PURéE
ROAST SALMON WITH DILL AND MUSTARD AND PEA PURéE

Ingredients
  • 8 x 75g/2½oz pieces wild salmon fillet
  • 4 tsp vegetable or corn oil
  • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp Greek-style yoghurt
  • 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
  • 2 green chillies
  • finely chopped
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp finely chopped fresh dill
  • 1-2 tbsp oil
  • for drizzling
  • 150ml/5fl oz white wine vinegar
  • 75g/3oz caster sugar
  • 3 radishes
  • finely sliced
  • 1 golden beetroot
  • very finely sliced
  • 1 carrots
  • very finely sliced
  • â…“ mooli
  • very finely sliced
  • ½ cucumber
  • ½ very finely sliced and ½ cut into dice
  • 150ml/5fl oz sparkling water
  • 300g/11oz fresh or frozen peas or petit pois
  • 2.5cm/1in piece fresh ginger
  • chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • chopped
  • 3 green chillies
  • chopped
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 5 curry leaves
  • ½ lime
  • juice only
  • green salad
  • to serve
Directions
  • For the salmon
  • pat the fish dry using kitchen paper.
  • Mix together one teaspoon of the vegetable oil
  • the ginger-garlic paste and the salt in a small bowl. Rub this mixture over the fish and set aside for five minutes.
  • Meanwhile
  • mix together a second marinade in a small bowl with the yoghurt
  • wholegrain mustard
  • chillies
  • sugar and dill.
  • Mix the fish with the second marinade and set aside until you are ready to cook the fish.
  • For the pickled vegetables
  • place the vinegar and sugar into a saucepan and heat until the sugar has dissolved.
  • Place all the vegetables
  • except the diced cucumber
  • into a bowl and pour over the hot vinegar. Stir well then leave for at least five minutes.
  • Place the diced cucumber into a bowl with the sparkling water
  • then cover and place in the microwave on high for 30 seconds. Remove and drain.
  • For the pea purée
  • place the peas
  • ginger
  • garlic
  • green chillies
  • salt
  • sugar
  • and one tablespoon of the oil in a food processor and blend to a smooth purée.
  • Transfer the mixture to a bowl.
  • Heat the remaining oil in a small pan
  • add the mustard seeds and curry leaves and let them crackle. Remove from the heat and pour the mixture over the pea purée.
  • Taste the mixture and add salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • to taste. Finish with the lime juice.
  • To cook the salmon
  • crank up your grill to maximum power and place the fish skin-side up to cook for 3-4 minutes. Serve the fish immediately drizzled with oil. Place a dollop of the green pea relish alongside
  • plus a green salad and the pickled vegetables topped with the diced cucumber.