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Salmon with spring onion mash recipe

You can buy salmon fillets quite economically now. Try serving them with mash, flavoured with spring onions and chopped fresh parsley.

Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Serves 4

Nutritional information

Per serving (1/4 recipe):

  • 1,904kJ / 445kcal
  • 33g protein
  • 46g carbohydrate of which 4g sugars
  • 16g fat of which 3g saturates
  • 7g fibre
  • 0.3g salt
A piece of cooked salmon served with broccoli on a bed of spring onion mash

Ingredients

  • 1kg potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 6 spring onions, finely sliced
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 4 salmon fillets
  • 4 tablespoons 1%-fat milk
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • 250g broccoli, broken into florets
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper

Method

  1. Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 20 minutes, until tender, adding the spring onions to the saucepan 5 minutes before the end of cooking time.

  2. When the potatoes have been cooking for 10 minutes, start to prepare the salmon. Heat the vegetable oil oil in a non-stick frying pan, brushing it over the surface.

  3. Add the salmon, skin side down. Cook over a high heat for 2 to 3 minutes, without moving the fillets. Turn the salmon over, reduce the heat and cook for a further 3 to 4 minutes.

    Information:

    Use haddock, coley or cod fillets instead of salmon, or try using trout fillets or steaks.

  4. At this point, put the broccoli on to cook in a little boiling water – it will take about 5 to 6 minutes. Let the salmon rest for a few minutes while making the mash.

  5. Drain the potatoes and spring onions and mash thoroughly. Beat in the milk and parsley. Reheat on the hob for 1 minute, beating well. Share the mash between 4 warmed plates and arrange the salmon fillets on top. Serve with the broccoli.

    Information:

    Try using chopped chives or dill instead of parsley, or use a pinch of mixed dried herbs.

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