Pan-fried Salmon with Braised Little Gem

by BBC Good Food

If you're looking for a quick and wholesome fish dinner, try this pan-fried salmon with greens and a light creamy sauce. It takes less than 15 minutes to make.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

If serving your dish with new potatoes, cut these in half and place them into a pan of cold salted water now. Bring to the boil and allow to simmer for 15 minutes until tender.

Step 2

Heat a little oil in a large lidded frying pan over a medium heat. Arrange the lettuce halves in the pan, cut-side down, and fry for 2 mins until beginning to brown. Pour in the veg stock, cover with the lid and cook for 6 mins.

Step 3

Meanwhile, season the salmon with a good pinch each of salt and pepper on both sides of the fillets. Heat the a dash more oil in a second pan over a medium heat and fry the salmon, skin-side down, for 3 mins. Carefully flip using a fish slice and cook for 3 mins more until cooked through and the flesh easily flakes.

Step 4

Tip the peas and dill into the pan with the lettuce and cook for 2 mins, covered, until the lettuce is tender but still retains its structure. Arrange the salmon fillets and lettuce halves on serving plates. Drain the now cooked potatoes and drizzle with a little olive oil, salt and pepper.

Step 5

Stir the crème fraîche and mustard into the lettuce pan and cook over a low heat to warm through. Pour the sauce and peas over the lettuce and salmon.

  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 1 heaped tsp Dijon Mustard 1x Sainsbury's Dijon Mustard 185g
  • 4 Salmon Fillets, skin-on 2x Sainsbury's Skin on ASC Scottish Salmon Fillets x2 240g
  • 1 tbsp Half Fat Crème Fraîche 1x Sainsbury's British Lighter Crème Fraîche 300ml
  • 2 tsp Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
  • 4 Little Gem Lettuces, halved lengthways 2x Sainsbury's Little Gem Lettuce x2
  • 200ml Vegetable Stock 1x Sainsbury's Stock Cubes, Vegetable 10x10g
  • 200g Petit Pois, fresh or frozen, defrosted if frozen 1x Sainsbury's Petits Pois 910g
  • 10g Dill, chopped 1x Sainsbury's Bunched Dill 20g
  • 500g New Potatoes, halved and boiled until tender 1x Sainsbury's Baby Potatoes 1kg
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