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Salmon Polpette With Herb Linguine

Here's how you make Salmon Polpette With Herb Linguine
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 105m
  • Cook: 25m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 560 grams skinless salmon (fillets, chopped)
  • 100 grams feta cheese (Danish feta, finely crumbled)
  • 1 large egg, lightly whisked
  • 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
  • 2 shallots (French shallots, finely chopped)
  • 1/4 cup dill leaves (fresh, chopped)
  • 2 lemons, whole (rind, finely grated)
  • 2 tablespoon capers (baby capers, chopped)
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
  • 25 grams cornichons, finely chopped (baby)
  • 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 100 ml olive oil (light extra virgin)
  • 300 grams dry linguine pasta
  • 320 grams asparagus, chopped (2 bunches)
  • 150 grams green peas (1 cup frozen or fresh baby peas)
  • Dill leaves, extra, to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: For the polpette, line a baking tray with baking paper.

  • Step 2: Process salmon in a food processor until a coarse paste forms (do not over process).

  • Step 3: Combine salmon, feta, egg, fennel, 1 shallot, 1/4 cup of the dill, find from 1 lemon and 1 tablespoon baby capers in a bowl and season.

  • Step 4: Roll heaped tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls and place on the tray, cover and place in fridge for 1 hour or until firm.

  • Step 5: Meanwhile juice 1 lemon and cut remaining lemon into wedges.

  • Step 6: Place lemon juice, parsley, cornichons, mustard, garlic, 80ml of oil and remaining shallot, dill, lemon rind and capers in a jug and season.

  • Step 7: Heat remaining oil in a fryin pan of medium heat and cook polpette in 2 batrches, turning for 5 minutes or until just cooked through and transfer to a bowl, cover with foil to keep warm.

  • Step 8: Cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water, adding asparagus and peas for the last 2 minutes, until al dente, then drain reserving 1/3 cup of the cooking liquid and then return past, greens and liquid to saucepan and add popette and herb mixture and gently toss to combine and sprinkle with dill and serve with lemon wedges.


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