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Foil-poached salmon with dill & avocado mayo
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Foil-poached salmon with dill & avocado mayo

11 ingredients 20 min Serves 10 openrecipes
Foil-poached salmon with dill & avocado mayo

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

752
Calories
33g
Protein
54g
Fat
33g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2

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

  • 3½kg whole salmon (ask your fishmonger to clean and gut it)
  • olive oil , for greasing
  • 1 small onion , very thinly sliced
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 20g pack dill
  • 6 tbsp dry white wine
  • 3 ripe avocados , preferably Hass
  • 200ml mayonnaise
  • zest and juice 1 large lemon
  • ½ cucumber , peeled, deseeded and diced
  • bunch watercress , lemon wedges, thick cucumber slices, fresh dill (optional)

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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