SMOKED SALMON FILLETS WITH DILL-PICKLED VEGETABLES, CRèME FRAîCHE & SALMON ROE

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Smoked salmon fillets with dill-pickled vegetables, crème fraîche & salmon roe image

Pickle vegetables and serve with smoked salmon for a fabulous festive starter. Keep the leftover veg in the fridge to have with cold cuts over Christmas

Provided by Diana Henry

Categories     Lunch, Starter

Time 40m

Yield 6 as a starter

Number Of Ingredients 15

6 lightly smoked salmon fillets
15g unsalted butter , melted
200ml crème fraîche
50g salmon roe
100g cucumber
3 tsp sea salt flakes
350ml white wine vinegar
2½ tbsp granulated sugar
2 tsp celery seeds
1 tsp black peppercorn , bruised
150g carrots
100g radishes
150g cauliflower , cut into small florets
½ red onion , finely sliced
½ small bunch dill , torn into little sprigs

Steps:

  • First, for the pickles, cut the cucumber into rounds and layer it in a sieve, sprinkling with 2 tsp salt as you go. Set over a bowl and leave for a couple of hours - the salt will draw out the moisture.
  • Bring 200ml water to the boil in a pan with the white wine vinegar, sugar, 1 tsp salt, celery seeds and black peppercorns. Leave to cool.
  • Peel the carrots and cut them into batons. Clean the radishes really well, then cut them in half lengthways. Squeeze the drained cucumbers of excess moisture.
  • Put all the vegetables in a 1-litre sterilised jar with the dill and pour the cooled vinegar over them, then seal with a lid. Leave to sit at room temperature for two days before serving, or keep chilled. Will keep in the fridge for four weeks.
  • Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and put the salmon fillets on a baking sheet. Brush the fillets with the melted butter and scatter with black pepper. Cook for 14 mins.
  • Serve the salmon with some of the pickled vegetables, a generous tablespoon of crème fraîche on each fillet, finished with a spoonful of salmon roe on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 444 calories, Fat 34 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 27 grams protein, Sodium 2.1 milligram of sodium

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