Baked salmon with jersey royals and watercress mayonnaise
Ingredients
1tsp rock salt
2tbsp olive oil
450g (1lb) Jersey Royal potatoes, sliced thickly
6 skinned salmon fillets
6 slices prosciutto
150g (5oz) good-quality mayonnaise
75g (3oz) plain yogurt
Juice of ½ lemon
40g (1½oz) watercress, finely chopped
1tbsp capers, roughly chopped
300g (11oz) cherry tomatoes on the vine, cut into bunches
Lemon wedges for squeezing
A mouth-watering simple main course for fish lovers
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Method
1 Preheat oven to 200ºC (180ºC fan) mark 6. Crush fennel seeds (if using) and salt in a pestle and mortar. Put into a bowl with half the oil. Add potatoes and toss. Layer the potatoes in a large roasting dish. Cover the dish with foil and cook in oven for 20min.
2 Check fish for stray bones; season. Wrap a slice of prosciutto around the middle of each fillet, making sure seam is underneath.
3 Mix together the mayonnaise, yoghurt and lemon juice. Stir in the watercress and capers and check the seasoning.
4 Remove foil from the potatoes and continue cooking for 10min until almost tender. Arrange tomatoes and fish on top of potatoes. Sprinkle fish with remaining oil; cook for 15-20min. Serve with lemon mayonnaise and lemon wedges.
And to drink...Secano Estate Pinot Noir 2008, Marks & Spencer (£6.99, 14.5% alcohol)
Red wine with fish? Entirely appropriate when the fish is salmon and wrapped in prosciutto. The smoky, cherry-rich flavours will delight everyone at the table.
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