Honey Glazed Salmon and Green Mash

Serves 2 | Prep Time 5 min | Total Time 25 min

After returning to live with my boyfriend recently, and having the usual "what should we have for dinners this week" conundrum, we decided to try a new salmon recipe. We'd either usually bake salmon in wrapped parcels with slices of lemon, or with a well-seasoned, breadcrumb and sun-dried tomato crust. However, this time we thought we would try pan fried salmon, in a garlicky, buttery, and sweet but salty glaze made up of honey and soy sauce. I was actually a little surprised at how quick and easy this recipe was to prepare and cook, and it did not disappoint in flavour, despite the complete guess-work on quantities.

Ingredients

2 salmon fillets

1tsp black pepper

1 large knob of butter

1 heaped tsp minced garlic

1tbsp honey

0.5tbsp soy sauce

2 medium-large potatoes

160g peas

~200g (or 1 bag) baby leaf spinach

1 knob of butter

3 tbsp milk

1tsp salt

1tsp black pepper

(Optional: 1tbsp Cream cheese)

Recipe

1. Prior to cooking, remove the salmon fillets from the fridge and season with black pepper.

2. Peel and dice the potatoes, and boil until semi-soft (~5-10 min). Next add the peas and continue to boil for 5 minutes, or until the potato is soft.

3. Once the peas are in, add the knob of butter and the minced garlic to a frying pan and cook on a medium heat for a couple of minutes.

4. Place the salmon fillets in the frying pan skin side down, turn the temperature up to a medium-high heat and gently baste the salmon in the garlic butter. (Note that the salmon will be cooked skin side down throughout).

5. Drizzle the honey over the salmon (and the pan) along with the soy sauce. The sugar in the honey will caramelise and will form a glaze over the salmon. Every so often tilt the pan to baste and sufficiently glaze the fillets. The salmon will need ~10-12 minutes to cook.

6. When the potato is soft, add the bag of spinach to wilt, then drain the saucepan, and place the potatoes, peas, and spinach into a food processor. Add the milk, butter, salt, pepper (and if you like, cream cheese) and blitz together until you get a smooth, green mashed potato mixture. (Note this can also be done in the pan with a masher/ricer if you do not have a food processor - it just won't be as smooth).

7. Once the salmon has cooked all the way through, place onto a chopping board and remove the skin with a knife. (This should be made easier as it was cooked skin side down).

8. Serve the salmon fillets on top of a heaped pile of green mashed potato and enjoy!