WARM CRISPY SALMON SALAD
WARM CRISPY SALMON SALAD
WARM CRISPY SALMON SALAD

Ingredients
  • 1 fennel bulb
  • tough outer layer removed
  • thinly sliced
  • 8 asparagus spears
  • trimmed of woody ends and finely shaved with a vegetable peeler or mandoline
  • 8 radishes
  • thinly sliced
  • 4 salmon fillets
  • skin on
  • about 180g/6oz each
  • 30g/1oz plain flour
  • for dusting
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 250g/9oz Tenderstem broccoli
  • 250g/9oz fine green beans
  • trimmed
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 200g/7oz frozen peas
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 lemon
  • juice only
  • 2 tbsp roughly chopped dill
Directions
  • Put the fennel
  • asparagus and radishes into a bowl of cold water with a handful of ice added and leave to crisp up for 10 minutes or so.
  • Season each salmon fillet with salt and pepper and dust both sides with flour. Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Place the salmon skin-side down in the pan and hold down with a spatula for 30 seconds or so. Cook
  • without moving
  • for 7–8 minutes.
  • Meanwhile
  • put the broccoli and beans into a sauté pan with 200ml/7fl oz of cold water and extra virgin oil. Season well with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and cook over a medium heat
  • moving the veg around so it cooks evenly. When the liquid has almost all evaporated
  • add the frozen peas. Once the peas are cooked
  • remove from the heat and drain off any excess water.
  • When you can see that the skin on the fish is crisp
  • flip the salmon fillets over and cook for 2 minutes on the other side. Remove from the heat and leave to rest while you make the dressing.
  • Whisk the dressing ingredients together in a bowl and pour over the warm veg in the pan. Drain the fennel
  • asparagus and radishes and add to them the pan. Toss to mix and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Divide the warm salad between serving plates and top each portion with a salmon fillet
  • crisped skin side up
  • to serve.