Nadiya Hussain’s Salsa Verde Side of Salmon
Rustle up this salsa verde side of salmon for your next dinner party; with crispy skin and miso glazed onions, it's guaranteed to impress.
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Introduction
This is a wonderful centre-of-the-table type of dish, a whole side of salmon baked with a punchy salsa verde. It’s served with onion wedges cooked gently in a medley of simple flavoursome miso and ghee, and the crispy salmon skin crumbled on top. Nothing wasted, everything used, and stunning to look at and eat.
Ingredients
| For the onions: | |
|---|---|
| 6 | onions, peeled and halved, intact at the root |
| 2 tbsp | ghee, melted |
| 3 tbsp | miso paste |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| For the crispy skin: | |
| 1.5kg | side of salmon, scaled and pin-boned (ask your fishmonger to separate the salmon and skin but keep the skin) |
| 2 tbsp | cornflour |
| 1 tbsp | paprika |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| For the salsa verde: | |
| 100g | ghee (it doesn’t need to be melted as it will be whizzed together in the food processor) |
| 2 tbsp | balsamic vinegar |
| 95g tin of | sardines, in oil |
| 40g | capers |
| 3 | cloves of garlic |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| 2 x 30g packs of | fresh parsley |
| 100g | panko breadcrumbs |
Essential kit
You will need: a food processor.
Method
Start by preheating the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C. Have a roasting dish big enough to lay the salmon in comfortably and another flat tray to lay the skin. Line both with baking paper.
Add the onions to the roasting dish, drizzle over the ghee, add the miso paste and salt and get your hands in there to give it a good mix. Lay the onions flat-side down.
Pat the skin dry and cut the salmon in half. In a bowl, mix the cornflour, paprika and salt. Coat the cornflour mix over the skin until it is coated all over. Lay flat on the prepared baking tray.
Pop the onions in the oven on the middle shelf and the skin just below. Leave in for 20 minutes while you prep the salsa. Make sure to flip the skin over halfway through cooking so it crisps up evenly.
Put the ghee, vinegar, sardines and their oil, capers, garlic, salt, parsley and breadcrumbs into a food processor and whizz till well combined.
Take out the tray with the onions, move the onions over to the sides and place the salmon in the centre. Take the salsa verde and spread it over until all the salmon top is covered.
Bake in the oven for another 30–35 minutes. After 20 minutes, take the crispy skin out and leave to cool.
As soon as the salmon is ready, serve it on a platter with the onions. Crumble the crispy skin all over and it is ready to eat.
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