Whole baked Alaskan salmon

Name: Whole baked Alaskan salmon | Asda Good Living
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tsp sunflower oil; 1 kg whole salmon; 15g unsalted butter; 1 lemon, sliced; 2 sprigs lemon thyme; 1 shallot, thinly sliced; 5 tbsp white wine (or water); Few sprigs watercress; Cooked sugar snaps, to serve; Mayonnaise, to serve; New potatoes, to serve

Simple and nutritious, a fish dish is a healthy seasonal alternative.

By Mango Saul,21st September 2015

Cook: 1 Hour 30 Mins

Serves: 6

Price: £1.10 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 204g serving contains

Energy
1571kj
0.5kcal

Fat
25g

High
36%

Saturates
5g

Med
25%

Sugars
1.3g

Low
1%

Salt
g

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
770kj/184kcal

Ingredients

1 tsp sunflower oil

1 kg whole salmon

15g unsalted butter

1 lemon, sliced

2 sprigs lemon thyme

1 shallot, thinly sliced

5 tbsp white wine (or water)

Few sprigs watercress

Cooked sugar snaps, to serve

Mayonnaise, to serve

New potatoes, to serve

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180C/ 160C Fan /Gas 4. Cut 2 sheets of foil, big enough to wrap the salmon in a loose parcel, then lay them on top of each other on a baking tray and brush the top sheet with oil. Pat the salmon with damp kitchen paper and cut off the head and fins. Lay the salmon on the foil and spread the butter in the cavity and distribute the lemon slices, lemon thyme and shallot inside. Season. Sprinkle on the wine or water and fold the foil into a parcel with room inside for the air to circulate, but with tightly sealed edges. Oven cook for 45-50 minutes – depending on the depth of the fish more than its weight or length.

Remove from the oven but don’t undo the parcel. Set aside for 20 minutes. Undo the foil and remove the lemon slices, lemon thyme and shallot. Carefully peel off the skin. Scatter the salmon with a few sprigs watercress and serve with sugar snaps, new potatoes and mayonnaise.