Poached salmon with cucumber scales

Name: Poached salmon with cucumber scales
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 6 peppercorns; 1 teaspoon rock salt or sea salt; 2 telegraph cucumbers, to garnish; watercress, to garnish; 1.5-1.75 kg (3-3½ lb) whole fresh salmon, cleaned and scaled (ask your fishmonger to gut the fish and remove the scales); 1-2 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 2 celery sticks, diced; 1 large carrot, diced; sprig of fresh thyme; 500 ml (16 fl oz) white wine; 1 large onion, diced; 4-5 fresh parsley stalks; mayonnaise, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Christmas

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

A dish that can be prepared well before your guests arrive, a whole poached salmon is a striking centrepiece and is delicious served with potatoes and a green salad.

Ingredients

1 large onion, diced
1 large carrot, diced
2 celery sticks, diced

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Christmas
December
Winter

Method

To make the poaching liquid, place 2 litres water, the vegetables, herbs, peppercorns, salt, vinegar and wine in a large pan. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Strain and discard the solids. Leave to cool.
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