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Salmon Layer Bake with Potatoes, Fresh Dill and Cream

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Salmon Layer Bake with Potatoes, Fresh Dill and Cream

Lightly smoked salmon fillets are baked between layers of potato, scattered with fennel seeds and dill.

Preparation time:
10 minutes
Cooking time:
45 minutes to 50 minutes
Total time:
55 minutes to 1 hour 60 minutes
Serves:
 4

Ingredients

  • 700g salad potatoes, washed and thinly sliced
  • 25g butter, melted
  • 2 tsp Bart Fennel Seeds
  • 4 x 150g lightly smoked salmon fillets (from the fish service counter), skin removed
  • 100ml dry white wine
  • 142ml pot Waitrose Single Cream
  • 15g pack fresh dill, chopped

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C, gas mark 5. Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 4-5 minutes, until just tender but not breaking up. Drain and refresh under cold water.
  2. Brush a little of the melted butter over the base of a 20cm x 30cm ovenproof dish, then layer with half of the potatoes, brushing with half the butter and sprinkling with half the fennel seeds. Season well, then place the fish on top of the potatoes.
  3. Mix together the wine, cream and dill, and pour over the fish. Cover the salmon with the rest of the potatoes, again brushing with butter. Sprinkle over the remaining fennel seeds and season well.
  4. Bake for 45-50 minutes until the topping is crisp and the salmon is just cooked through. Serve with steamed sugar snap peas.

Cook's tips

Cook the potatoes up to a day ahead, cover and store in the fridge until ready to assemble the dish. If you prefer, substitute vegetable or fish stock for the wine.

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JaeBee

JaeBee 30 April 2009 12:20

It definitely benefits from the extra liquid. Good for informal entertaining - leaving you free to calmly prepare the dessert or enjoy the pre-meal nibbles with everyone else!

CRAndersen

CRAndersen 16 April 2009 13:10

One of our favourites too, and it is easy to ring the changes. I prefer vegetable stock or fish broth to wine, but the fennel seed is brilliant! I love fennel in any form. We have a garden, and have successfully added leeks and even Jerusalem artichokes as well as more liquid (like the water the leeks were cooked in). This is also delicious with a large, sour Bramley apple or two sliced and added with the potatoes. Add a tablespoonful of cornflour to the cream, though, or the sauce wil curdle.

w*lfie

w*lfie 26 September 2008 09:08

Doing it regulary since the recipe card was published (yes, with added liquid). One of our favourites!!!

sigma

sigma 10 May 2008 20:59

I agree about needing more liquid, but its also very nice with tarragon instead of fennel seeds. I think it lets the flavour of the fish come through better.

ROZELLA

ROZELLA 14 February 2008 13:24

A nice way to serve salmon. I also prepared potatoes in advance and ADDED MORE WINE AND CREAM which was needed. served with curly kale and baby carrots. smashing

Barbara Wilson

Barbara Wilson 23 January 2008 13:38

I took advice and added almost twice as much wine and cream - it was excellent. All the family liked it.

St Denys

St Denys 15 January 2008 19:17

I took the advice to add more liquids - and I agree it would have been a bit dry otherwise - I wish I had made the sauce thicker - and my potatoes took a long time to cook. Very tasty though - even the kids eat it!!

susanfrances

susanfrances 25 July 2007 11:12

I find this needs a little more liquid ( cream and wine) or it can be too dry.

Peppertree

Peppertree 17 July 2007 22:48

We use vegetable stock and soya cream, fabulous

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Nutritional Info

Typical values per serving:
Energy 526.0kcal
Sugars 2.2g
Fat 24.5g
Saturated Fat 11.3g
Salt 2.9g

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This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in April 2006