Cairo - Arabstoday
Prep time: 25 mins
Cooking time: 45-50 mins
(serves 10)
Ingredients
50ml:olive oil
60g: onion, chopped
30g: garlic, chopped
500g: artichoke hearts, boiled
10g: fresh thyme, plus a little extra for the asparagus
100ml:chicken stock
100ml:cooking cream
1.2kg:salmon fillets, cut into 120g pieces
70g: butter
400g:asparagus, boiled and tipped
salt and pepper
Preparation
1. To prepare sauce, heat 20ml olive oil in a saucepan and sauté onion, garlic, artichokes and thyme for 5 minutes. Add stock and cook until artichokes are soft.
2. Add cream and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Let it cool, blend until smooth and set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 180°C. Season salmon with salt and pepper and drizzle with remaining olive oil. Pan-fry salmon then cook in oven for 10-15 minutes.
4. Melt butter in a frying pan and sauté asparagus until glossy. Sprinkle with extra thyme, check seasoning and set aside.
5. To serve, spoon artichoke sauce on a plate, top with asparagus and fish. Garnish with rösti if desired.
From: Gulfnews