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Summer Salmon Blanquette

This simple blanquette is a creamy dish of pan-fried salmon chunks with fresh broad beans and mushrooms.

Although it is just right for the start of summer, it can be made at any time of year.

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Last modified on: May 10^th 2023

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 350 g fresh salmon
2 500 g broad beans
3 200 g mushrooms
4 1 onion
5 4 tablespoons olive oil
6 100 ml dry white wine
7 250 ml liquid cream
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 1,585 grams

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43 min.	16 min.	59 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Cut 350 g fresh salmon into chunks (use fillet and remove any skin, fat and bones).

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Shell the broad beans, plunge into boiling water for 3 minutes, then peel.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Prepare 200 g mushrooms and cut them into small pieces.

Stage 4 - 4 min.

Prepare and chop 1 onion (this is a spring onion in the photo, as they are in season).

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat.

When hot, add the mushrooms, salt and pepper and fry until lightly browned.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Then add the chopped onion and a little more olive oil if necesssary.

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Add 100 ml dry white wine...

Stage 8 - 7 min.

...and leave to reduce by 3/4.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

Meanwhile, put a non-stick frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add the salmon chunks.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Fry rapidly on all sides. It doesn't matter if they are not cooked through, they just need to be browned.

Stage 11 - 7 min.

Pour 250 ml liquid cream into the suacepan, then add the salmon and broad beans.

Leave uncovered on low heat to thicken.

Stage 12

Your salmon blanquette is ready. Serve with pasta or pilau rice, for example.

Remarks

You can use any other fish you prefer instead: cod, tuna, etc.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

A recipe from a magazine.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,395 Kcal or 10,027 Kj	115 gr	101 gr	170 gr
120 %	44 %	10 %	26 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
151 Kcal or 632 Kj	7 gr	6 gr	11 gr
8 %	3 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
599 Kcal or 2,508 Kj	29 gr	25 gr	43 gr
30 %	11 %	2 %	6 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Fish, Sulfites, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 12.04 €
Per person : 3.01 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Broad beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , Broad bean salad with Parmesan, Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, Vegetable pie, Salade Niçoise, ... All
	Fresh salmon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Salmon marinated like herring, Salmon and leek fondue tart, Salmon rillettes, Seafood feuillantines, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pasta with mushrooms, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Apple Batter Puddings, ... All
	Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed oyster mushrooms, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Rice à la grecque, Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, Mushroom bourguignon, ... All

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