Roast Salmon with Lemony Greens & Buttery Spuds
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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Bright, lemony leek and courgette team up with soft buttery potatoes to make a pair of super sidekicks for tender roasted salmon fillets.
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856 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 1000g potatoes
  • 4 leeks
  • 2 courgette
  • 2 garlic clove
  • 4 salmon fillets
  • A handful of dill
  • 90g butter
  • 2 lemon
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  • Sea salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Freshly ground pepper
You'll need
  • Large pan with a lid
  • Frying pan
  • Baking tray
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Preheat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Scrub the potatoes and chop them into bite-sized pieces. Slide the potatoes into a pan and cover with cold water. Sprinkle in a generous pinch of salt. Pop the pan on a hob and bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover the pan and cook for 15-20 mins, till the potatoes are tender.

  • 2.

    Meanwhile, trim the roots and top 3 cm off the leeks. Halve the leeks lengthways and rinse them under a cold tap. Thinly slice the leeks. Trim the courgette then thinly slice it into rounds. Peel the garlic clove and thinly slice it.

  • 3.

    Pour 1 tbsp oil into a large frying pan and warm over a low heat. Slide in the leeks, courgette and garlic. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Fry for 12-15 mins, stirring often, till softened.

  • 4.

    Meanwhile, line a baking tray with greaseproof paper and top with the salmon fillets, skin side up. Rub the fish with 1 tbsp oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Slide into the hot oven for 10-15 mins, till the fish is cooked through with a crispy skin.

  • 5.

    Finely chop the dill sprigs, discarding any woody stalks. Set aside.

  • 6.

    When the potatoes are cooked, drain them well. Let them steam dry in the colander for 1 min, then tip back into the pan. Add the butter and a little salt and pepper. Stir together, till the butter has melted and coated the potatoes.

  • 7.

    Stir the dill into the pan with the soft leeks and courgette. Squeeze in the juice from half the lemon. Taste and add a pinch of salt and pepper if you think they need it.

  • 8.

    Divide the potatoes and veg between two warm plates. Top with the roast salmon fillets and serve with wedges of the remaining lemon half.

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