Fresh Tweed Salmon with Minty Vegetables

There is nothing like fresh Salmon for a light summer meal and I am fortunate enough to have a friend who fishes on the Tweed and managed to catch this lovely wild one.

Easy to prepare and delicious to eat.

Ingredients

Serves 4

• 10 lb small new potatoes , thickly sliced
• 10 lb frozen peas and beans (we used Waitrose pea and bean mix, £2.29/1kg)
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• zest and juice of 1 lemon
• small pack mint , leaves only
• 4 salmon fillets about 140g/5oz each

Method

1. Boil the potatoes in a large pan for 4 mins. Tip in the peas and beans, bring back up to a boil, then carry on cooking for another 3 mins until the potatoes and beans are tender. Whizz the olive oil, lemon zest and juice and mint in a blender to make a dressing(or finely chop the mint and whisk into the oil and lemon).
2. Put the salmon in a microwave-proof dish, season, then pour the dressing over. Cover with cling film, pierce, then microwave on High for 4-5 mins until cooked through. Drain the veg, then mix with the hot dressing and cooking juices from the fish. Serve the fish on top of the vegetables.