Monday, 3 July 2017

Salmon in chilli mayonnaise

Nigel fans, and who knows maybe even Nigel himself, may be sat at home right now wondering what has happened to his actual recipe, which was for wasabi mayonnaise.  But I really, really dislike the flavour of wasabi and so couldn't do it to myself.  I almost didn't make the mayo at all due to last week's disaster but gave it another go - and I'm very glad I did because I now know how to do it properly - I reckon I was using the wrong bowl and utensils last week.  I added a little bit of crushed chilli paste to the mayo to give it a kick but for me the umami loveliness in this dish comes from the salted crispy skin crumbled in at the end with the purple radish sprouts.  Obviously I wasn't able to buy the radish sprouts on their own but spotted them in a bag of mixed leaves and so picked them out - I managed to get 10 individual leaves I think.  Also, I am no lover of cold food so again deviated from Nigel's recipe by baking my salmon first.  For a meal that I was dreading making and thinking I'd just have a mouthful to taste it, I wolfed it all down and it was amazing - yes, amazing!  I think that this would be a lovely starter with little toasts maybe.


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