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Oven-poached salmon with sweet pepper & basil sauce
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Oven-poached salmon with sweet pepper & basil sauce

15 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes
Oven-poached salmon with sweet pepper & basil sauce

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

464
Calories
23g
Protein
27g
Fat
27g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1

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

  • 1 whole salmon , about 1.5-2kg/3lb 5oz-4lb 8oz, gutted
  • 250ml dry white wine
  • 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 small lemon , sliced
  • 1 medium onion , sliced
  • 1 carrot , chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 sprigs each tarragon and thyme
  • ½ tsp whole black peppercorns
  • 2 red roasted peppers from a jar, finely chopped
  • 1 shallot , finely chopped
  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 sprigs fresh basil
  • 1 tbsp sherry or balsamic vinegar
  • 100ml dry white wine

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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