Poached Salmon Recipe With Green Herb and Mustard Sauce

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Poached salmon with green herb and mustard sauce

Name: Poached salmon with green herb and mustard sauce
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: skinless salmon fillets 2; tarragon 2 tbsp, chopped; flat-leaf parsley 2 tbsp, chopped; Dijon mustard 2 tsp; white wine vinegar 2 tbsp; olive oil 2 tbsp; watercress or new potatoes, to serve

20 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Salmon fillets are gently poached and served with a sauce of tarragon, parsley and Dijon mustard. Ready in a mere 20 minutes it's a great, healthy, mid-week meal. Serve with crisp new potatoes.

December 19, 2014 at 2:28 pm

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Ingredients

skinless salmon fillets 2
tarragon 2 tbsp, chopped
flat-leaf parsley 2 tbsp, chopped
Dijon mustard 2 tsp
white wine vinegar 2 tbsp
olive oil 2 tbsp
watercress or new potatoes to serve

Method

Step 1

Bring a shallow pan of water to a simmer. Drop in the salmon, put a lid on the pan and cook for 5-6 minutes.
Step 2

Put all the other ingredients in a small food processor and whizz until smooth (if it’s too thick, add a splash of water).
Step 3

Lift the salmon up and drain. Serve the salmon with potatoes, watercress and the sauce.