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Crispy-Skin Salmon with Crushed Potatoes and Garlic Green Beans
Salmon fillets seared skin-side down and served with lemony crushed new potatoes and garlicky green beans.
- Total
- 30 min
- Hands on
- 25 min
- Serves
- 2
- Method
- hob
- Cuisine
- European
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 580 kcal
- Protein
- 33 g
- Fat
- 30 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
Method
Step 1 of 12
Halve any large potatoes and put them in a pan of salted water over high heat.
New potatoes
Salt
Step 2 of 12
Boil the potatoes until a fork slides in easily, about 15 minutes.
- New potatoes
What ‘ready’ looks like Step 3 of 12
Trim the stalk ends from the green beans.
Green beans
Step 4 of 12
Slice the garlic thinly and cut the lemon into wedges.
Garlic
Lemon
Step 5 of 12
Pat the salmon dry, score the skin lightly and season both sides with salt and pepper.
Skin-on salmon fillets- Salt
Black pepper
Step 6 of 12
Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat with 1 tbsp olive oil until it shimmers.
Olive oil
Step 7 of 12
Lay the salmon in skin-side down and press flat; cook 6 minutes until the skin is crisp.
- Skin-on salmon fillets
What ‘ready’ looks like Step 8 of 12
Flip the fillets, add the butter and cook 2-3 minutes more, until the centre reaches 63 °C.
- Skin-on salmon fillets
Butter
What ‘ready’ looks like Step 9 of 12
Meanwhile, boil the beans in a second pan for 4 minutes until bright and just tender, then drain.
- Green beans
What ‘ready’ looks like Step 10 of 12
Toss the drained beans with the remaining olive oil and the sliced garlic in the hot empty pan for 1 minute.
- Green beans
- Olive oil
- Garlic
What ‘ready’ looks like Step 11 of 12
Drain the potatoes, crush them roughly with a fork and season with salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon.
- New potatoes
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Lemon
Step 12 of 12
Plate the potatoes and beans, sit the salmon on top and scatter with chopped parsley and lemon wedges.
- New potatoes
- Green beans
- Skin-on salmon fillets
Flat-leaf parsley- Lemon
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