Green asparagus with salmon fillet and mustard sauce

AUTHOR
Kristopher Marks
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 2
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 4 Salmon fillets (tail pieces of approx. 200 g each; skinned ready for cooking)
  • 2 Lemons
  • 2 kg green asparagus
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp 200 g
  • 7-10 Tbsp Whipped cream
  • 15 g Butter or margarine
  • 50 g Flour
  • 2 TABLESPOONS grainy rotisseur-
  • 7-10 Tbsp Mustard
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp smooth parsley to the
  • 7-10 Tbsp Garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the salmon fillet and dab dry. Halve 1 lemon and squeeze the juice. Sprinkle fish fillets with it. Peel the lower third of the asparagus spears and cut off the woody ends.

  2. 2

    Wash the asparagus. Cook in plenty of boiling salted water with a little sugar for 10-12 minutes at medium heat. Then drain and keep warm. Bring cream and 1/4 litre of asparagus water to the boil.

  3. 3

    Knead the fat and 1 tablespoon of flour into a smooth dumpling. Stir pieces into the sauce. Let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring from time to time. Add mustard and season the sauce with salt, pepper and sugar.

  4. 4

    Turn the salmon fillets in the remaining flour. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the fillets on each side until golden brown. Wash the remaining lemon and cut into slices. Arrange asparagus, salmon fillets and mustard sauce on a plate.

  5. 5

    Serve garnished with lemon wedges and parsley. New small jacket potatoes taste good with it.

Categories & Tags

MiscellaneousexoticVegetables