Name: Wild salmon with sautéed leek and fennel
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 leek; 1 fennel; 1 small lemon; 2 wild salmon filets; 2 Tbsp chopped dill; 100 ml vegetable stock or white wine; To serve: pea shoots or watercress

Wild salmon with sautéed leek and fennel

21 Mar 2022

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

This zingy wild salmon with sautéed leek and fennel is ready in just 15 minutes. It’s healthy, low-carb, low-cal and delicate. Perfect for Mother’s Day, anniversaries and other, special occasions.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 leek
1 fennel
1 small lemon
2 wild salmon filets
2 Tbsp chopped dill
100 ml vegetable stock or white wine
To serve: pea shoots or watercress

Instructions

Thinly slice the leek and fennel.
Heat the oil and gently sauté them for 5 minutes. Add the juice of half a lemon and keep cooking, under a lid and over low heat, for another 5 minutes or so, until tender.
Add the chopped dill and put the salmon filet on top. Add the stock or wine. Season to taste.
Squeeze the other half of lemon juice over the fish.
Cover and sauté for 5-8 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish.
Serve on a bed of pea shoots or watercress with some dill scattered over the fish.