Herb-Crusted Salmon with Cardamom Cream

Name: Herb-Crusted Salmon with Cardamom Cream
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 100 g soft herbs, a mix of parsley, chives and dill, finely chopped; 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 heaped tablespoons grated Parmesan; ½ cup fresh breadcrumbs; 2 garlic cloves, finely diced or grated; ¼ cup finely diced red onion; ¾ tsp ground white pepper; 100 g butter, cubed and chilled; 1 cup chicken stock; 1 cup double cream; 8 green cardamom pods, crushed and shells removed; your favourite fish spice to taste; a little olive oil; salt and white pepper to taste; 8 x 150 g centre-cut salmon fillets, thick and even-sized; Dijon mustard for brushing on the fillets

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Set a Table

By Karen Dudley

Published 2018

About

My task is to encourage you to gather people around your table, and here is the dish that could be the rallying standard! It is so good-looking, so delicious and so easy to do. I gleaned it from Arun Kapil’s Fresh Spice, and just had to share it with you!

Ingredients

8 x 150 g centre-cut salmon fillets, thick and even-sized
Dijon mustard for brushing on the fillets
salt and white pepper to taste

Main course

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C. To start with the crumb for the crust, put a little olive oil in a pan over medium heat and