Enjoy a Delightful Salmon and Zucchini Blanquette
Delight in this creamy lemon and herb simmered salmon and zucchini blanquette. A complete, light dish ready in just 35 minutes!
Ingredients
For 2 servings:
– Salmon: 2 fillets
– Onion: 1/2 piece
– Small zucchini: 2 pieces
– Garlic: 1 clove
– Vegetable broth: 1 cube
– Half-fat cream (18%): 100 grams
– Olive oil: 1 tablespoon
– Lemon juice: 5 cl
– Espelette pepper: 2 pinches
– Chopped parsley: 1 teaspoon
– Chives: 1 teaspoon
Preparation
Total time: 35 minutes
– Prep time: 15 minutes
– Cook time: 20 minutes
Cooking Steps
1. Sauté onion and garlic
– In a wok or skillet, sauté the chopped onion and garlic in olive oil, making sure they don’t burn, for a few minutes.
2. Prepare the zucchini
– Wash and dry the zucchini.
– Using a mandoline or a peeler, slice them into thin strips or rounds. Make sure the slices aren’t too thick as it will prolong cooking.
– Add them to the onion/garlic mixture.
3. Prepare the vegetable broth
– Dissolve the vegetable broth cube in 15 cl of boiling water.
– Pour over the zucchini/onion/garlic mixture.
– Let it simmer gently on low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Prepare the salmon
– Remove the skin from the salmon fillets if necessary.
– Cut the salmon into medium-sized cubes.
– Add to the zucchini mixture.
5. Prepare the creamy sauce
– In a bowl, mix the lemon juice with 100 grams of half-fat cream, add salt, pepper, 2 pinches of Espelette pepper, parsley, and chives.
– To thicken the sauce if needed, you can add an egg yolk to the cream.
– Add this mixture to the fish, cover, and let cook while monitoring.
– The cooking can be extended slightly to blend the flavors, but keep an eye on it.
Don’t forget the lemon juice and Espelette pepper which subtly enhance the dish.
6. Serving
– Serve with either rice or steamed potatoes.
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