Marinated salmon fillet with mash

The key to the lovely flavour of this salmon fillet is in the balsamic marinade. Leave it in for at least 10 minutes - the longer the better to soak up the juice

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes

Nutritional information:

379 kilocalories
Carbohydrates: 19
Fat: 22
Omega-3: 2

What you need:

• 4 x 125g (4oz) Tartan Quality Mark salmon fillets
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• Juice of half lemon
• Handful of chopped parsley
• Salt and pepper
• 450g (1lb) hot mashed potatoes (or a family pack of instant mash - follow instructions on packet)
• Bunch of spring onions, sliced

What you do:

1. Pre-heat oven to 19O C/375 F /Gas Mark 5.
2. Mix 1 tbsp oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice and half the parsley. Place the salmon, skin side up, in a shallow oven proof dish, season and pour over the marinade. Allow to marinade for at least 10 minutes.
3. Cook the salmon in oven for 8 - 10 minutes. The salmon is cooked when the flesh becomes opaque or when it flakes easily with a fork.
4. Combine mash with remaining oil, parsley and spring onions.
5. Serve the salmon on a bed of mash.

Whilst every effort is made to provide accurate information, nutritional values are supplied for general information only. Recipe and image kindly provided by Scottish Quality Salmon

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