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    Grilled salmon with red wine-braised lentils

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    Grilled salmon with red wine-braised lentils

    • Preparation time: 15 minutes
    • Cooking time: 20 minutes
    • Total time: 35 minutes 35 minutes

    Serves: 2

    Ingredients

    1½ tsp olive oil
    1 large shallot, finely diced
    1 clove garlic, finely diced
    1 carrot, diced
    77g pack Cooks’ Ingredients Smoked Pancetta
    3 sprigs thyme
    150ml The Hedonist Organic Shiraz
    400g can Epicure Organic Bijoux Verts Lentils, drained and rinsed
    150ml Cooks’ Ingredients Chicken Stock
    265g pack Waitrose Duchy Organic 2 Scottish Salmon Fillets
    ¼ lemon, juice
    Steamed baby leaf greens, to serve 

    Method

    1. Preheat the grill to high. Put 1 tsp oil in a large saucepan with the shallot, garlic, carrot, pancetta and a pinch of salt. Cook over a medium heat, stirring often, for 6-8 minutes, until the pancetta is cooked through and the shallot is soft.

    2. Add the thyme and wine to the pan and simmer briskly for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the lentils and stock and simmer for another 6-8 minutes, until the lentils are soft and coated in a rich sauce. Set aside.

    3. Meanwhile, put the salmon fillets, skin-side down, on a small, foil-lined baking tray. Brush with the remaining ½ tsp oil and season. Place under the grill for 6-7 minutes or until opaque and cooked through. Remove the skin and squeeze over the lemon juice.

    4. Divide the lentils between 2 plates (discard the thyme), top with the salmon and serve with the steamed greens. The remaining red wine will pair nicely to drink alongside. 

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    Cook’s tip You can leave the pancetta out of this recipe, though it adds a lovely smoky note to the lentils. 

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