Pan fried salmon with borlotti bean and cavolo nero stew and walnut pesto

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Pan fried salmon with borlotti bean and cavolo nero stew and walnut pesto

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Crispy pan fried salmon is served with a vibrant borlotti bean stew and zingy walnut pesto. Perfect for an impressive midweek meal.
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Crispy pan fried salmon is served with a vibrant borlotti bean stew and zingy walnut pesto. Perfect for an impressive midweek meal.
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Ronnie Murray
Ronnie’s culinary career started at the tender age of 16 at the Great Fosters Hotel in Egham.

20MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
4
M&S Caledonian Gold skin on Scottish salmon fillets
4 tbsp
olive oil
for cooking
3 cloves
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, sliced
1
small red onion, finely chopped
1
red chilli, sliced
1 tin
(400 g)
borlotti beans, drained
1
M&S Remarksable Value red pepper, sliced
200 g
M&S cavolo nero, roughly chopped
1/2 bunch
(20 g)
basil, finely chopped
1
M&S Remarksable Value lemon, zested, juiced
175 g
walnut pieces
1 clove
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, crushed
1 handful
parsley, leaves picked
100 g
parmesan, grated
120 ml
M&S extra virgin olive oil
1
edible viola flower
to serve

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
1121kcal
Fat
90.7 g
Saturates
15.0 g
Sugars
5.6 g
Salt
677.7 mg
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Ronnie Murray
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Method

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step 1
Take each salmon fillet (4) and score the skin, cutting into the flesh slightly five or six times at about 1cm intervals. Season the fish with a little salt and pepper.
step 2
Heat a frying pan over a high heat until hot, then add olive oil (4 tbsp) ( or as much as needed). Add the salmon to the pan, skin side down. Gently press each fillet, then reduce the heat to medium and leave the fish to cook for 3-4 minutes.
step 3
Once the salmon fillets have cooked two-thirds of the way up and the skin is crisp and brown, turn over and fry flesh side down for around 2 minutes, basting the skin with the oil in the pan as it cooks. Leave to rest on a warm plate, skin side up.
step 4
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the sliced garlic (3 cloves) and toast until nicely golden brown and aromatic, then add the onion (1) and chilli (1). Once the onion has softened, about 4-5 minutes, add the borlotti beans (1 tin), pepper (1) and cavolo nero (200 g). Lower the heat and simmer for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
step 5
Check the seasoning of the beans, then add the lemon zest (1), a good squeeze of lemon juice and the chopped basil (1/2 bunch), reserving a little basil for the garnish.
step 6
For the pesto, blend the walnut pieces (175 g), crushed garlic clove (1 clove), parsley (1 handful) and grated parmesan (100 g) in a food processor with the extra virgin olive oil (120 ml) until it becomes a rough paste. Season and add a squeeze of lemon juice if needed.
step 7
Spoon the bean stew into the centre of each plate and top with the salmon. Spoon some pesto on top of the fish, garnish with chopped basil and the edible viola flower (1) and dress with a drizzle of olive oil.
step 7 Spoon the bean stew into the centre of each plate and top with the salmon. Spoon some pesto on top of the fish, garnish with chopped basil and the edible viola flower (1) and dress with a drizzle of olive oil.

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