Ingredients
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2 bunches baby beetroot
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extra virgin olive oil
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1 lemonjuice only
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4 x 160 grams fillet king salmon or ocean trout
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60 millilitres Vegetable Oil
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white pepper
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1 medium bulb of fennel
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4 radishes
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1/4 bunch tarragon
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1/4 bunch flat parsleypicked, roughly choped
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3 sprigs dill
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20 millilitres Chardonnay-vinegar
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80 millilitres extra virgin olive oil
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100 grams labna
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees
Vegetables
- Trim and wash the beetroots.
- Wrap them in foil with a little seasoning and oil.
- Roast for 45 minutes or until tender.
- Peel while they are warm and trim to neaten.
- Dress with a little EVOO and lemon juice. Set aside.
- Shave the fennel as thinly as possible.
- Slice the radishes into thin rounds. Place into a bowl with herbs and dress with chardonnay vinegar and EVOO.
- Season.
Salmon
- Heat a fry-pan to high heat and add vegetable oil.
- Season the fish and place in the pan. Turn the heat down to a medium and gently cook skin side down until crisp.
- Turn the fish over or place the fry-pan in the oven to roast to the desired done-ness.
Plating
- While the fish is cooking, divide the labna between four plates, smear to create a base.
- Divide the fennel salad and beetroots between plates and sit the fish on top.
- A good squeeze of lemon to finish.
