Semi cured salmon with pickled beetroot and horseradish cream

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Ingredients

This is the perfect dish to brighten any evening. The beetroot can be made in batches and kept in the fridge for a month. You can use fresh salmon but the cure adds sweet and salty notes to the fish for an extra dimension. Use any greens - cavolo nero or even cabbage - if purple sprouting broccoli is unavailable.

For the salmon 

  • 4 x 140g portions RSPCA Assured labelled salmon fillet
  • 100g sugar
  • 75g sea salt
  • 10g crushed black peppercorns
  • 10g ground fennel seeds

For the horseradish sauce

  • 50g fresh horseradish, grated
  • 200ml double cream

For the pickled beetroot

  • 500g beetroot, peeled and diced into 1cm cubes
  • 450ml water or beetroot juice
  • 120ml balsamic vinegar
  • 30g Demerara sugar
  • Pinch of salt
Method

For the salmon

  • Combine the salt, sugar, pepper and ground fennel seeds in a bowl and roll the salmon portions in the mixture. Lay in a tray and sprinkle the remaining mixture over the fish, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for approx 12 hours.

For the horseradish cream

  • Combine the cream, grated horseradish, salt and pepper in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer until the cream is slightly reduced and thickened. Pour into a container and refrigerate until needed. Serve a quenelle of the cream straight from the fridge.

For the pickled beetroot

  • Put all ingredients except the beetroot in a saucepan. Bring to boil, until the sugar has dissolved. Add diced beetroot and simmer until it is just starting to soften. Remove from the heat & carefully pour into sterilised jam jars. Seal the jars, cool and refrigerate.

To serve

  • Wash salt mix off the salmon with water, & pat dry. Heat olive oil in a pan, cook salmon skin side down. When skin is crispy, roll fish onto its side and colour in hot oil. Roll salmon over & colour other sides. It should now be golden all over. If you like  salmon medium rare, then remove pan from heat & rest for 2-3 min. If you like it a little more done, put fish in hot oven for 3-4 minutes, depending on how well done you like it.
  • Warm the beetroot and some of the liquor from the jar in a pan. Bring to the boil and reduce until the liquor becomes a glaze. It will be thick and sticky.
  • Blanch the broccoli for about 1 min (depending on thickness) in salty boiling water. The broccoli should be served with a slight crunch.
  • Serve the salmon on a bed of broccoli, topped with some pickled beetroot and reduced liquor and a quenelle of horseradish cream.
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