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Beetroot salmon with potato salad and cucumber pickle recipe

Beetroot salmon with potato salad and cucumber pickle recipe

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Marinated overnight in grated beetroot, ginger and mustard seeds, these delicious salmon steaks take on all those bold flavours and are given a wonderful purple tinge from the beetroot. Served together with pickled cucumber and a creamy potato salad, this Scandi-inspired dish makes a wonderful, light summer supper. See method

  • Serves 2
  • 5 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook, plus marinating
  • 546 calories / serving
  • Freezable

Ingredients

  • 2 skin-on salmon fillets
  • 1 beetroot, grated
  • 1cm piece ginger, grated
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 2 tbsp chopped dill
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

For the potatoes

  • 400g new potatoes
  • 2 tbsp half-fat crème fraîche
  • 2 tsp creamed horseradish

For the pickle

  • 100g cucumber, chopped
  • 2 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp sugar
If you haven't got any new potatoes, try dicing a large white potato instead

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2285kj
    546kcal
    27%
  • Fat

    29g 42%
  • Saturates

    6g 31%
  • Sugars

    10g 11%
  • Salt

    0.8g 13%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 40.8g Protein 33.3g Fibre 4.2g

Method

  1. Put the salmon in a sealable food bag. Add the beetroot, ginger, mustard seeds, half the dill, the lemon zest and juice and 1 tsp olive oil. Chill for at least 3 hrs, or overnight.
  2. Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling, salted water for 15 mins, or until tender. Drain and cool under cold water. Once cool, toss with the crème fraîche and horseradish. Season.
  3. In a bowl, mix the cucumber, vinegar, remaining dill, sugar and a pinch of salt.
  4. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Cook the salmon, skin-side down for 3-4 mins, then turn and cook for a further 2-3 mins. Serve with the potato salad and cucumber pickle.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

Only the salmon is suitable for freezing and only if it has not been frozen before. Cook as instructed and allow to cool completely. Then transfer to an airtight, freezer-safe container, seal and freeze for up to 1-3 months. To serve, defrost thoroughly in the fridge overnight before reheating.

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