Seared salmon with saffron sauce

2 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
25 grams Butter; (1oz)
2 Shallots; finely chopped
100 millilitres White wine; (3 1/2fl oz)
5 millilitres Waitrose Dijon Mustard; (1tsp)
2½ millilitre Saffron; ( 1/2tsp)
200 millilitres Waitrose Double Cream; (7fl oz)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 Plum tomato; skinned, deseeded
; and chopped
15 millilitres Chives; chopped (1tbsp)
15 millilitres Olive oil; (1tbsp)
2 Scottish salmon fillets skinned; each weighing
; approximately 115g
; (4oz)
250 grams Waitrose Fresh Tagliatelle; (9oz)

Directions

THE SAFFRON SAUCE

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over a medium heat and cook the shallots until soft.

Pour in the wine and reduce by half. Add the mustard, saffron, cream and seasoning. Bring to the boil, remove from heat, stir in the chopped tomato and chives and keep warm.

Heat a frying pan until hot, add the oil and cook the salmon fillets for 4-5 minutes each side until golden brown and slightly crispy.

Cook the tagliatelle according to the instructions on the packet. Drain thoroughly. To serve drizzle the sauce over the pasta and top with the salmon. Garnish each one with two, long fresh chives.

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NOTES : The Tartan Quality Mark is the hallmark of premium quality Scottish salmon. Each fish has been produced to strict guidelines set down by an independently controlled, product certification scheme and has a unique identification number which allows it to be traced back to the farm. Fresh salmon takes only minutes to cook and is always special served simply with a freshly made sauce. An alternative serving suggestion would be to wrap the salmon in filo pastry, bake in the oven and serve with the saffron sauce.

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