Disco salmon
Give this salmon platter by Waitrose food editor Lucy Battersby a pop of colour by topping it with pickled veg for extra crunch. It’s a brilliant sharing main and pairs perfectly with new potatoes with crispy capers. Feeding a crowd? Our food to order takes the pressure off – all the fun, none of the fury. Follow Lucy Battersby on Instagram.
- Serves8 - 10
- CourseBuffet
- Prepare15 mins
- Cook25 mins
- Total time40 mins
- Pluscooling
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to brush
- 1.2kg Scottish salmon fillet, skin on
- 3 unwaxed lemons, zest of 2, juice of all
- ½ cucumber, thinly sliced
- ½ x 200g pack radishes, thinly sliced
- ½ tsp caster sugar
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ x 20g pack dill, ½ fronds picked, ½ roughly chopped
- 1 large red onion, thinly sliced into rounds
Method
Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Brush a large baking tray with a little oil, then lay the salmon, skin-side down, on top. Season generously, scatter with half of the lemon zest, then drizzle with the 1 tbsp oil. Let sit for 5 minutes, then roast for 15 minutes. Baste with the tray juices, then squeeze over half of the lemon juice and return to the oven for another 5-10 minutes, until cooked through, opaque and the flesh flakes easily.
Meanwhile, put the sliced cucumber and radishes in a large bowl. In a jug, mix together the remaining lemon juice, thesugar, salt and the chopped dill. Pour most of the mixture over the vegetables, mix well and set aside. Put the red onion in a small bowl and pour over the remaining pickling liquid; mix well and set aside.
When the salmon is cooked, allow to cool to room temperature on the tray, then carefully peel off the skin and transfer the fish to a platter, drizzling over some juices from the tray. Arrange the pickled veg over the top of the salmon, either randomly overlapping or in rows. Drizzle with the remaining juices from the tray, then scatter over the dill fronds and lemon zest and season with freshly ground black pepper. Garnish with salad leaves, cherry tomatoes, citrus wedges and slices, if liked.
Nutritional
Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe
Energy | 1,400kJ/ 335kcals |
|---|---|
Fat | 20g |
Saturated Fat | 4.2g |
Carbohydrates | 3.7g |
Sugars | 3.1g |
Fibre | 1.6g |
Protein | 35g |
Salt | 0.8g |