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Parcel-poached salmon with herby mayonnaise
Photo: Caroline Attwood

Parcel-poached salmon with herby mayonnaise

15 ingredients Serves 10 - 12 openrecipes
Parcel-poached salmon with herby mayonnaise

Beautiful served hot or cold, this poached salmon makes a stunning yet stress-free centrepiece for a buffet lunch

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

660
Calories
34g
Protein
33g
Fat
54g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Fennel Bulb 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
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
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Chervil not in our table 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 salmon fillets , about 1.5kg/3lb 5oz each
  • olive oil , for greasing
  • 1 lemon , sliced
  • 1 bunch dill , chopped
  • small fennel bulb , thinly sliced
  • 6 tbsp white wine
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 450ml rapeseed or sunflower oil
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 6 tbsp herbs , such as chervil, chives, dill, parsley and tarragon, finely chopped
  • 1 cucumber , sliced into long thin strips with a potato peeler
  • chopped dill
  • lemon cheeks

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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