4 servings

Ingredients

1kg Salmon fillet

100g Butter

3 Oranges

10g Fresh tarragon

Salt & pepper to taste

60ml Cream

200g French beans

400g Potato

80ml Olive oil

Method

1.       Cut the salmon fillet into 4 x 220g pieces.

2.       Place in a tight fitting tray with the butter, chopped tarragon, orange juice & zest of 1 orange. Season with salt & pepper.

3.       The orange juice should cover the salmon.

4.       Cover with greaseproof paper & then tightly with aluminium foil.

5.       Put in a hot oven at 200C for approx 20mins.

6.       Peel & boil the potatoes in lots of salted water.

7.       Top & tail the beans & cook in boiling salted water (remove while they still have a crunch)

8.       Drain & mash adding salt, pepper & olive oil.

9.       Remove from the oven & check the salmon is cooked.

10.   Drain the sauce off the salmon & add the cream, blend the sauce with a stick blender & check the seasoning.

11.   Place a spoon of mash on the middle of each plate.

12.   Put a drained piece of salmon on top of each spoon of mash.

13.   Arrange the beans on the side.

14.   Pour the sauce over the top of each plate of salmon.

Note

The beans & the mash can be cooked in advance. After cooking the beans cool them rapidly in cold running water to keep the bright green colour. Re-heat in boiling water.

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