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.

