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Salmon and pea puree

Flossie
Gorgeously crispy pan fried salmon with minted pea puree will make you feel like an accomplished chef even on weeknights!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine british
Servings 4

Equipment

  • food processor blender
  • frying pan or skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 4 fillets salmon approx 150g each
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 small garlic clove grated or half tsp garlic powder
  • a sprinkle of oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste

For the pea puree

  • 750 g frozen peas
  • 3 tbsp sour cream or creme fraiche
  • 1 lemon juice and zest (reserve one teaspoon for the salmon topping)
  • 1 garlic clove grated or half tsp garlic powder
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tsp fresh mint finely chopped or 1 tsp dried mint
  • picked marjoram leaves optional

Instructions
 

Prepare the salmon

  • Take the fish out of the fridge 10-15 minutes earlier.
  • Pat the fish dry with paper towels. Season with salt on skin side and with garlic, lemon zest and oregano on the top.

Cook the salmon

  • Place a nonstick frying pan or skillet on the hob on medium to high heat, add the olive oil and once the oil is hot but not smoking add the fish skin side down. Leave it until golden and crispy, this should take approximately 3 minutes and the flesh will turn slightly opaque. Turn the salmon over and hold for another 3-4 minutes until slightly golden. If the fillet is quite thick, you can turn it on each side for 30 seconds to 1 minute until flesh is opaque so fully cooked.

Make the pea puree

  • Fill a medium size saucepan with water and bring to the boil, add salt (approximately 1.5 teaspoons). Add the frozen peas and bring back to boil, turn heat down slightly and hold for 5 minutes until the peas are soft but still bright green. Drain and cool down slightly.
  • Add the peas to a processor and whiz till smooth, add the sour cream, lemon juice, zest, salt and pepper, garlic and herbs.

Assemble your dish

  • Assemble your puree and salmon on a plate. Add garnish, marjoram leaves and flowers.

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