Mary Berry Salmon Recipes

SALMON FILLETS WITH HERBS AND RED PEPPER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6 and line a baking tray with baking paper.
• Add the cream cheese to a bowl with the Parmesan, garlic, chives and salt and pepper and stir. Season the salmon with salt and ground black pepper and spread the cream cheese mixture equally over each fillet.
• Mix the lemon zest and parsley together and sprinkle over each fillet, pressing down lightly. Place the fillets fairly close together on the prepared baking tray and arrange the peppers on top in a pretty pattern.
• Roast in the oven for 15-18 minutes, or until the salmon is cooked through. Squeeze over the lemon juice and serve hot with new potatoes and dressed salad leaves.

BAKED SALMON WITH PARMESAN AND PARSLEY CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
• Season both sides of the salmon fillets and place on a greased baking sheet or roasting tin.
• Mash the cream cheese with the garlic, salt and pepper and lemon rind.
• Divide into six and spread on top of each salmon fillet.
• Mix the breadcrumbs, parmesan and parsley in a small bowl and season.
• Sprinkle on top of the cream cheese mixture and dust with paprika.
• Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes. To tell when the salmon is done, it will have changed from translucent to an opaque pink.
• Serve immediately, garnished with chopped parsley.

MARY BERRY'S SALMON AND FENNEL ONE-POT WONDER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large, wide-based pan over a gentle heat. Add the shallots and fennel and fry over a high heat for about 2-3 minutes. Lower the heat, cover the pan with a lid and continue to cook for about 8-10 minutes until tender. Pour in the wine and boil to reduce by half, then stir in the crème fraîche and bring to the boil. Season with salt and pepper, then place the salmon strips in a single layer in the sauce. Cover the pan and simmer gently for about 4 minutes until the salmon is nearly cooked. Add the peas, pushing them under the sauce, and continue to cook for about 3 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice, check the seasoning and sprinkle with parsley. Serve with the sauce and some rice, mashed potato, grains or crusty bread. Get your copy of Mary Berry's essential new guide to comfort cooking, with over 120 delicious, foolproof recipes:

MARY BERRY'S CRUSTED SALMON WITH SAMPHIRE AND PRESERVED LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/Gas 6 and butter a baking sheet. Sprinkle the semolina and paprika on to a large plate and season with salt and black pepper. Spread the top of each salmon fillet with the butter and press the fillets, buttered side down, on to the semolina to give an even crust. Lay the parsley stalks on the baking sheet and sit the salmon fillets on top of the stalks. Bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes, until the salmon is just opaque and the top is crisp and golden. If liquid is beginning to seep out of the salmon, it is overcooked - it should be holding the juices. To make the sauce, gather up the parsley leaves and place in a food processor. Add the preserved lemon(s) and whiz until finely chopped. Add the lemon juice, mayonnaise and crème fraîche and season with salt and pepper - go easy on the salt as the lemons are preserved in brine. Process until finely chopped. When you are ready to serve, boil the samphire in salted water for 2 minutes, then drain, and heat the sauce gently until just melted. Arrange the hot salmon fillets on a plate with the samphire, sauce and a lemon wedge alongside. Mary's tips: Salmon can be prepared with crust on top up to 4 hours ahead. Sauce can be made up to 2 days ahead.