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Wild salmon with English asparagus and hollandaise sauce
Photo: Caroline Attwood

Wild salmon with English asparagus and hollandaise sauce

18 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 20 openrecipes

Feeding a crowd doesn't have to be complicated or take lots of time. This poached salmon recipe is really simple and elegant - no compromise required.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

543
Calories
34g
Protein
31g
Fat
36g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks of celery
  • small bunch parsley
  • small bunch tarragon
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 leek
  • 1 fennel
  • 2 onions
  • 6 carrots
  • 2kg/4lb 8oz asparagus
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 100ml/3½oz white wine vinegar
  • 2 lemons
  • 1x 3.5kg/8lb wild salmon
  • 6 free-range egg yolks
  • 1kg/2lb 4oz clarified butter
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • and saltblack pepper

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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