Love In A Fish

Serves 2

Pretty, pink and well affordable, salmon is one of the best value sources of protein available in our shops today.

It’s highly nutritious and so quick to make that you’ll easily have time for a bit of canoodling later. It’s the essential omega 3 fats that make this fish a super love food.

2 salmon fillets
About 3 tbspns olive oil
2 tbspns breadcrumbs home made from stale bread (’golden’ breadcrumbs from the supermarket won’t do)
1 heaped tbspn freshly ground parsley
1 heaped tbspn freshly ground coriander leaves

Heat the oven to 190C/375F/gas mark 5. Cut pieces of aluminium foil large enough to make an envelope around each salmon fillet.

Brush with some of the olive oil. Place the fillets on the foil.

Grind together the breadcrumbs, the rest of the olive oil, parsley and coriander.

Paste on top of the salmon fillets and fold up the foil envelopes.

Put into the oven for 20 minutes.

Open the envelopes and sear under a very hot grill for 1 minute. Transfer from the aluminium and serve with any sort of green beans or vegetables.

Michael’s tip
This dish can be made until the envelopes are ready and kept in the fridge for up to 8 hours.

If you don’t have a good fishmonger or a qualified fish person at your local supermarket, pull out any bones with a pair of tweezers. It should take only 5 minutes.