As part of the Potatoes: More than a Bit on The Side campaign, AHDB and Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board) have created a range of quick and healthy recipes to inspire people and help them appreciate that potatoes can provide a wide range of tasty meal solutions throughout the week. Potatoes are naturally fat-free and so incredibly versatile, they can be cooked in countless delicious and exciting ways.

Poached Salmon & Potato Salad with Crème Fraiche

Poached Salmon & Potato Salad with Crème Fraiche

The recipes showcase the potential of potatoes for people with busy lifestyles, looking for something healthy and different to whip up easily mid-week.

Serves 4

Total time (prep & cooking) 20 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 400g Salad/Baby Potatoes (such as Charlotte or Maris Peer), peeled and chopped into dice
  • 450g fresh salmon
  • 1 medium fennel, thinly sliced
  • 8 asparagus spears, chopped into smallish pieces
  • 100g frozen peas

For the dressing:

  • 100ml reduced fat crème fraiche
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1tbsp chopped dill
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Salt and milled pepper

To serve:

  • 1 bag fresh peppery watercress

Method:

  1. Bring a medium saucepan of water to the simmer, if you have some parsley and a small glass of white wine pop into the water, place the salmon in and leave to simmer for 7 minutes, turn the heat off and leave the salmon in the water until needed.
  2. In a second saucepan cook the potatoes in slightly salted water until soft, drain and leave to cool.
  3. In the potato water cook the asparagus and peas for 2 minutes and drain and leave to cool for 5 minutes.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients to make the dressing and mix well.
  5. Add the potatoes, asparagus, fennel and peas and again mix well with salt and milled pepper.
  6. Take the salmon out of the water, flake over the salad and serve with watercress and crisp fresh bread.
  7. To cool things as quickly as possible as this recipe would benefit from cooler potatoes. Once drained spread onto a tray in one single layer and leave in a cool spot. Outside would be fine!

You can find more fantastic and nutritious potato recipes, which are all less than 500 calories per portion and can be ready in as little as 20 minutes, at www.lovepotatoes.co.uk / www.potato.ie.

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