Main Lunch

Roast Salmon Fillets with Apple Salsa Verde

Roast Salmon Fillets with Apple Salsa Verde
A perfect spring supper that's ready to eat in under an hour! The zingy salsa verde pairs perfectly with the rich salmon and fresh asparagus

10 minutes prep, 45 minutes cook

Serves 2

Ingredients

150g new potatoes, halved

Pinch of salt and pepper

150g asparagus

2 x 200g salmon fillets

50g rocket leaves, finely chopped

For the salsa verde:

100g British apples, such as Braeburn, skin on and finely diced

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

20g parsley, including stalks

20g basil, including stalks

10g mint, leaves only

1 clove garlic, roughly chopped

2 tbsp salted capers (optional)

100ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling the new potatoes

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Drizzle the new potatoes in extra virgin olive oil, season and roast in the oven for 35 mins

Blend all ingredients for the salsa verde

Add the asparagus and salmon fillets to the roasting pan with the potatoes. Drizzle with half the salsa verde and continue to cook for a further 10 mins

Remove from the oven, fold through the rocket leaves and top with the rest of the salsa verde

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