We're trying a new recipe...

...from my Mother's Day present...I had taken some salmon out of the freezer earlier to make salmon parcels, but then as I was flicking through my new recipe book...I found the perfect salmon recipe...and that was that...dinner became...



Lisa Faulkner's Salmon Marinated in Soy Sauce, Coriander & Ginger, with Fennel...


It sounded like a lovely light meal, and I decided to do some pak choi and simple, plain egg noodles to go along side the main dish.

*To start with you need to make a marinade of 4Tbsp sherry vinegar, 2Tbsp soy sauce, 2Tbsp sesame oil, 4 sliced spring onions, a 2.5cm piece of ginger that has been grated, 1Tbsp fresh chives (chopped) and 1Tbsp fresh coriander (chopped)...The smell was great...very fresh, zingy ginger and rich sesame...it actually reminded me a bit of the dressing my Mum used to make for her brown rice salad...(must get the recipe for that!!)

*Then you marinade 4 salmon fillets (in my case 2 as I was only making this for the larger people), make sure all the salmon is coated, a larger shallow dish is best...and cover it with some cling film...it doesn't need to go in the fridge, just somewhere cool for a couple of hours...











*Take 2 fresh fennel bulbs, and slice them thinly length ways...I used my mandolin for this, it gives lovely thin slices...Pop them in the bottom of an oven proof dish that is large enough to fit the four salmon fillets side-by-side...drizzle with a bit of olive oil and pop into a preheated oven at gas6/200c, for about 25mins...I did mine for 15 mins as my fennel was very thinly sliced, and I didn't want to end up with a mush!!







*Add the salmon to the dish, by laying it on top of the fennel, pour any marinade that is left in the dish over the top and put back into the oven for about 15mins or until the salmon is cooked to your liking...

As I said at the start I did some stir-fried pak choi with noodles in a mirin and soy sauce...


What I did do though, was to  only do half the salmon and fennel, but forgot to halve the marinade, so it was quite strong!! Ooops!!! Next time will get it right!!! On the whole though, a lovely fishy dishy, perfect for Spring!