Lemon & Herb Poached Salmon

Serves	2
Prep time	5 minutes
Cook time	5 minutes
Total time	10 minutes
Allergy	Fish
Meal type	Lunch, Main Dish
Misc	Child Friendly, Serve Cold, Serve Hot
Occasion	Casual Party, Christmas, Easter, Formal Party, Valentines day
Region	European
By author	Karen S Burns-Booth

A very simple recipe that is lovely when served warm with new potatoes or cold with a salad. The poaching keeps the salmon moist and the herbs add a lovely subtle flavour. This recipe is perfect for the 5:2 diet, as the salmon is only 260 calories including the fresh herbs! Serve with a green salad for an extra 20 calories (100g mixed salad leaves), an extra 8 calories for 10 radishes and extra 8 calories for 10 to 12 cucumber slices.

Ingredients

2 salmon fillets (weighing 125g each)
juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons chopped herbs (such as dill, parsley and chives)
sea salt and pepper

Note

A very simple recipe that is lovely when served warm with new potatoes or cold with a salad. The poaching keeps the salmon moist and the herbs add a lovely subtle flavour. This recipe is perfect for the 5:2 diet, as the salmon is only 260 calories including the fresh herbs! Serve with a green salad for an extra 20 calories (100g mixed salad leaves), an extra 8 calories for 10 radishes and extra 8 calories for 10 to 12 cucumber slices.

Directions

Step 1	Pour some water into a high sided frying pan, enough to just cover the salmon steaks and add the lemon juice.
Step 2	Heat the water until it boils and then add the salmon steaks and the chopped herbs, saving some herbs back for a garnish.
Step 3	Place a lid on the pan and turn the heat down to a gently simmer, then poach the salmon steaks for 5 to 7 minutes, depending on the thickness of the salmon steaks, or until the salmon flakes easily with a fork and is opaque.
Step 4	Lift the salmon out of the pan with a fish slice and place them on a serving plate with extra chopped herbs scattered over the top as a garnish.
Step 5	Serve with salad, new potatoes or steamed seasonal vegetables and a wedge of lemon.