Tarragon Salmon with Crispy Root Chips Recipe
Ingredients
| 800 g/1lb 12 oz mixed roots, such as carrot, parsnip and celeriac, cut into chips | ||
| Olive oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 4 salmon fillets, about 140 g/5 oz each | ||
| Tarragon | 2 Teaspoon, chopped | |
| Large glass white wine (about 250 ml) | ||
| 400 g/14 oz young spinach leaves | ||
| Nutmeg | 1 Teaspoon (Leveled), freshly grated | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Pre-heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas mark 6.
2) In a pan, steam or boil the mixed roots for 5 minutes. Drain the water and pat dry. Keep them aside.
MAKING
3) In a non-stick roasting tin, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Place it in the oven for a minute to heat the oil. Now add the mixed roots, and jostle to coat them with oil.
4) Bake for 20 to 25 minutes till the chips are crisp and golden. Jostling the pan once halfway though cooking.
5) As the roots are baking, Sprinkle tarragon, salt and pepper over each salmon fillet and season.
6) Heat a large non-stick frying pan with oil in it. Place fillets flesh-side down and cook for a few minutes till the flesh is starts to brown. Flip the fillets to the other side and cook for a few minutes more.
7) Now, surge the wine into the pan and bring to the boil. Simmer the salmon in the wine for about 5 to 7 minutes. Basting once or twice while cooking. Remove from heat when the salmon fillets are cooked and the sauce is moderately thickened.
8) In a kettle, boil some water. Keep all the spinach leaves in a large colander. Pour the hot water over the leaves till they soften and wilt. Drain out all the water and season the spinach with nutmeg to taste.
SERVING
9) Warm 4 plates, divide the spinach among them. Place the salmon fillets on top. Spoon in some sauce over each plate. Serve with mixed roots chips.
1) Pre-heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas mark 6.
2) In a pan, steam or boil the mixed roots for 5 minutes. Drain the water and pat dry. Keep them aside.
MAKING
3) In a non-stick roasting tin, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Place it in the oven for a minute to heat the oil. Now add the mixed roots, and jostle to coat them with oil.
4) Bake for 20 to 25 minutes till the chips are crisp and golden. Jostling the pan once halfway though cooking.
5) As the roots are baking, Sprinkle tarragon, salt and pepper over each salmon fillet and season.
6) Heat a large non-stick frying pan with oil in it. Place fillets flesh-side down and cook for a few minutes till the flesh is starts to brown. Flip the fillets to the other side and cook for a few minutes more.
7) Now, surge the wine into the pan and bring to the boil. Simmer the salmon in the wine for about 5 to 7 minutes. Basting once or twice while cooking. Remove from heat when the salmon fillets are cooked and the sauce is moderately thickened.
8) In a kettle, boil some water. Keep all the spinach leaves in a large colander. Pour the hot water over the leaves till they soften and wilt. Drain out all the water and season the spinach with nutmeg to taste.
SERVING
9) Warm 4 plates, divide the spinach among them. Place the salmon fillets on top. Spoon in some sauce over each plate. Serve with mixed roots chips.
Chef
