Poached salmon with watercress
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This light, healthy salmon fillet recipe from Tom Aikens is best served on a summer's evening with a glass of dry white wine - you should have some left over after using some to poach the salmon. The brilliance of this fish recipe is the poaching liquid, which contains Pernod, white wine and sprigs of lemon thyme and dill.
Ingredients
Salmon
- 4 organic salmon fillets , each weighing 150g
- 8 black peppercorns
- 1 lemon skin , removed with a vegetable peeler
- 1/2 lemon , juiced
- 1 pinch of coarse sea salt
- 150ml of white wine
- 4 sprigs of thyme
- 8 sprigs of dill
- 1/2 lemon , sliced
- 100ml of Pernod
- 4 star anise
- 3 sprigs of lemon thyme
- 4 shallots , roughly chopped
- 400ml of fish stock
Watercress salad
- 2 bunches of watercress
- 100ml of olive oil
- 3 shallots , finely diced
- 1/2 lemon , juiced
- 4 eggs
Method
1
Hard boil the 4 eggs first, these will be used in the salad
- 4 eggs
2
Season the salmon with the salt and pepper. Place the lemon peel, lemon juice, thyme sprigs, dill sprigs, lemon thyme sprigs, lemon slices, star anise and shallots in a pan along with the white wine, Pernod and fish stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes before adding the seasoned salmon
- 4 organic salmon fillets
- 1 lemon skin
- 4 sprigs of thyme
- 8 sprigs of dill
- 3 sprigs of lemon thyme
- 1/2 lemon
- 4 star anise
- 4 shallots
- 150ml of white wine
- 100ml of Pernod
- 400ml of fish stock
- 8 black peppercorns
- 1 pinch of coarse sea salt
3
Poach the salmon for 3-4 minutes, then turn the fillets over and cook for 3-4 minutes longer. Remove the fillets from the poaching stock and place them on a warm plate. Cover with foil to keep them warm while you make the salad
4
For the salad, simply place the watercress in a bowl and add the olive oil, shallots, lemon juice and seasoning
- 2 bunches of watercress
- 100ml of olive oil
- 3 shallots
- 1/2 lemon
5
To serve, put some watercress salad in individual bowls, garnish with a hard boiled egg in each bowl. Slice the salmon up into small pieces and add to the salad
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