Saturday 17 July 2010

Baked Salmon with Mediterranean Vegetables


Baked Salmon with Mediterranean Vegetables

Serves 2

Ingredients
2 x Salmon Fillets
4 x Portabello or Breakfast mushrooms
400g x New Potatoes, halved
Large Handful of Green Beans, trimmed
12 x Small Vine Tomotoes
Salt & Pepper
2 x Teaspoon of Dried Basil
2 x Teaspoon of Dried Parsley
2 x Teaspoon of Dried Dill
Spray Olive Oil
Olive Oil
Garlic Grinder
Lemon Juice


Recipe
1. Boil the potatoes with a pinch of salt for 10 - 12 minutes.
2. Add the green beans and boil for a further 4 minutes.
3. Turn the fan oven on to 220 and place a large baking dish with a glug of olive oil in the oven.
4. Drain the potatoes and green beans and put to one side.
5. Score the skin side of the salmon and rub salt, pepper, 1 teaspoon of dill, basil and parsley into the skin side of the salmon and lightly drizzle a small amount of olive oil over it.
6. Carfully take the baking dish out of the oven and place a mushroom in each corner.
7. Pour the potatoes and green beans into the middle, sprinkle the remaining herbs over everything in the dish then season with salt, pepper and garlic and mix the potatoes and green beans to get an equal covering.
8. Place the salmon on top in the middle skin side up and place the vine tomatoes to either side of the salmon (6 on each side), then squirt some lemon juice over everything.
9. Place in the oven for 10 minutes, then remove and carfully turn over the salmon so it is now skin side down. Place back in the oven for a further 5 minutes.
10. Take the dish out of the oven, serve and season to taste.

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