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All-in-one summer salmon roast


Serves: 4
timePrep time: 30 mins
timeTotal time:
All-in-one summer salmon roast
Recipe photograph by Maja Smend

All-in-one summer salmon roast

Roasting radishes really mellows their assertive peppery flavour and makes them moreishly sweet and silky – the perfect foil for juicy salmon fillets

Serves: 4
timePrep time: 30 mins
timeTotal time:

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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
585Kcal
Fat
35gr
Saturates
10gr
Carbs
36gr
Sugars
6gr
Fibre
5gr
Protein
31gr
Salt
1.7gr

Ingredients

  • 750g baby new potatoes, halved if large
  • 4 fat garlic cloves, unpeeled
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes (or to taste)
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp sea salt flakes
  • 200g radishes, trimmed
  • 4 x 120g skinless salmon fillets
  • 2 Little Gem lettuces, torn
For the crème fraîche dressing
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 x 20g pack dill, finely chopped
  • 1 x 20g pack chives, finely chopped
  • 200g half-fat crème fraîche
  • 1 tsp clear honey
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 large gherkin (or 2-3 cocktail gherkins), finely chopped

Step by step

Get ahead
Prep the dressing, the veg and the spice mix in the morning, tossing the potatoes and garlic in the oil so that they’re ready to roast when you get back from your day out.
  1. Preheat the oven 220°C, fan 200°C, gas 7. Put the potatoes and garlic cloves in a large baking tray (or divide between two trays if they are small) and drizzle with the oil, tossing to coat. Roast for 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, crush the chilli flakes, coriander seeds and sea salt to a coarse powder – if there’s no pestle and mortar you can put them on a board or a lipped tray and roll over them firmly with a clean tin from the store cupboard, or a bottle of wine. Set aside.
  3. Remove the potatoes from the oven, add the radishes and sprinkle over the crushed spices. Stir to coat then return to the oven for 10 minutes. Nestle in the salmon fillets, season and roast for a final 10 minutes.
  4. For the dressing, zest the lemon into a bowl and squeeze in the juice from one half. Add the rest of the dressing ingredients and season to taste.
  5. Remove the roast garlic cloves from the tray and lay on a board. Use the edge of a knife to push the flesh out of the papery skins, mash this using the flat of the blade then stir into the dressing.
  6. Put half the dressing into a serving bowl and toss the torn lettuce in the dressing to coat. Divide the lettuce between plates and pile on the roast potatoes and radishes. Top with a salmon fillet and a dollop of the remaining dressing. Chop the remaining lemon half into wedges for squeezing, if you like.
    How to serve
    This dish can be served family-style as a sharing platter, or as a smart plated meal. Any leftover dressing will be good in the fridge for up to three days and is wonderful spread on an open sandwich or to dunk vegetable crudités in, if you’re looking for a summery snack.

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