CONFIT OF SALMON WITH NEW POTATO & CRAB CRUSH & DILL DRIZZLE

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Confit of salmon with new potato & crab crush & dill drizzle image

Cooking the salmon slowly in oil, or 'confit'-ing it, is a restaurant way of keeping the fillets wonderfully soft and moist

Provided by James Martin

Categories     Dinner, Lunch, Main course

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 13

about 500ml olive oil
1 garlic clove , peeled and halved
1 thyme sprig
6 x 140g skinned salmon fillets
600g new potato (Jersey Royals are good)
1 tbsp chopped chives
2 tsp chopped dill
25g butter
200g white and brown crabmeat
1 bunch watercress , stalks removed, to serve
1 tbsp chopped dill
4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
juice ½ lime

Steps:

  • First, tip the potatoes into a pan of boiling water, then simmer for 15 mins or until soft. Drain and keep warm. Meanwhile, pour the olive oil into a thick-based pan or roasting tin that will fit the salmon fillets snugly. Add the garlic and thyme, gently heat the oil for a few mins to let the flavours infuse, then turn off the heat.
  • About 20 mins before you want to serve, slip the salmon into the warm oil. Cook on a low heat for 8 mins (or 10 mins if you prefer your fish well cooked), then take off the heat. Leave the salmon in the oil for 5 mins, then remove and drain.
  • Meanwhile, place the cooked potatoes into a mixing bowl and lightly crush with a fork. Add the herbs, butter and a drizzle of olive oil from the salmon, season and mix well, then fold through the crabmeat. To make the drizzle, whisk the dill, olive oil and lime juice together.
  • On each plate, fill a cook's ring with the crushed potato mix (if you don't have a ring, spoon into a neat pile). Remove the ring and lay a salmon fillet next to it. Serve a small handful of watercress alongside, spoon around the drizzle, then serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 574 calories, Fat 41 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 16 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 37 grams protein, Sodium 0.61 milligram of sodium

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