Ramadan Delights: Filets de saumon

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FILET DE SAUMON

Ingredients

• 160 gm salmon fillet, portioned

• 100 gm green jumbo asparagus

• 80 gm confit tomatoes

• 10 gm peashoots, to garnish

• 1 lemon wedge

• 5 ml extra virgin olive oil

• Seasoning, to taste 

For the confit tomato:

• 5-6 mixed cherry tomatoes

• ½ a diced plum tomato

• 1 tsp corn oil

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 1 sprig basil 

Method

Make a confit tomato, with mixed cherry tomato, diced plum tomato, corn oil, olive oil, basil and seasoning. Warm the cherry and plum tomatoes with corn oil, till the cherry tomatoes splutter. Finish with olive oil and basil leaves.

Season the salmon and pan-sear it to make the skin crispy. Finish it in the oven at 180°C for 7 mins.

In the meantime, blanch the asparagus and arrange on a plate.

Place the salmon on it, drizzle olive oil over it and serve with confit tomatoes, peashoots and a lemon wedge on the side.

• Ramadan Delight