Salmon with leeks & parsnip mash

Salmon with leeks & parsnip mash

Bursting with goodness this succulent salmon dish with creamy parsnip mash is a shining star of mid-week meals

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Freezable

Super healthy, Heart healthy

Freeze mash only

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place the salmon pieces into a roasting tin, squeeze over the lemon juice and scatter with ½ the zest. Season and sprinkle over ½ the thyme. Roast for 15 mins until salmon is cooked through.
  2. Meanwhile, bring a lightly salted pan of water to the boil and cook the parsnips for 15 mins, until tender. Drain well, then mash with the remaining lemon zest and the fromage frais. Keep warm.
  3. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Cook the leeks over a medium heat for 6-8 mins, adding a splash of water and covering with a lid after 5 mins, until soft. Stir the leeks into the mash and serve with the salmon, scattered with the remaining thyme leaves.
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Salmon with pea crush

Cook the salmon as above, then boil 500g new potatoes instead of the parsnips, adding 500g frozen peas for the final 3 mins. Drain and roughly crush with the fromage frais and zest. Stir in the leeks and serve with the salmon.

PER SERVING

452 kcalories, protein 33g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 21 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 13g, sugar 16g, salt 0.23 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2011.

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  • 19 March 2011

    midland1972 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy and full of flavour.

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    Sam rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was lovely, healthy, filling and easy to make. An ideal weekday dinner.

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  • 02 April 2011

    is it worth waiting for? commented on this recipe

    lovely dish....check out my food blog....http://isitworthwaitingfor.blogspot.com/2011/03/salmon-with-leeks-and-parsnip-mash.html

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  • 18 June 2011

    bubblegumpop rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Recipe easy to make and the salmon was great, but the leek and parsnip mash wasn't very tasty.

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  • 31 August 2011

    Leanne rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Parsnip and leek mash was ok but I'd say halve the amount of parsnips. Also it was incredibly dry so I added lots of melted butter and more fromage frais, much nicer.

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  • 22 November 2011

    Four Candles rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    We liked this - used a knob of butter rather than fromage frais as didn't have any. Don't know why it would be dry or tasteless - ours was silky and really tasty. Definitely wouldn't advise halving the parsnips.. perhaps just don't make this if you're not keen on them. Served with some green beans.

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  • 04 December 2011

    AlisonPG rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty, will be doing this again very soon. Didn't have fromage frais so used a knob of butter and a little milk instead.

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  • 04 February 2012

    Kasia rated this recipe

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  • 08 February 2012

    fizzbomb commented on this recipe

    WOW just gorgeous well impressed with my self LOL LOL only thing would be as Greg (Wallace) would say Salmon should be the star of the show and it wasn't so next time I'll try the mash with beef

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  • 08 February 2012

    fizzbomb rated and commented on this recipe

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  • 22 February 2012

    Honeybee rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Mash was a bit dry so added some milk and butter in addition to fromage frais. Great recipe. Will be a regular in my house.

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  • 24 June 2012

    lizleicester rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Used salmon steaks instead of fillets + missed out the fromage frais (have to be dairy free). Was nice for mid-week easy meal.

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  • 17 November 2012

    PanClanger rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I really really enjoyed this dish. Like many other commenters, I didn't use fromage frais (not something I normally have in) so just used butter and milk, as for mashed spuds. I supplemented the parsnips with a couple of carrots to make up the weight, and the result was absolutely delicious. I'd have never thought of pairing salmon with parsnips but it works remarkably well. Very pleased, definitely a keeper.

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  • 22 November 2012

    kittenta rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This wasn't bad but it had too much lemon for all of us, it took over the flavour of the actual meal. I didn't use 1kg of parsnips, I did half and half potatos and parsnips and I'm glad I did as it would have been far too much parsnip otherwise. On the plus side, the kids loved the mash.

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  • 23 November 2012

    Loubob rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    This was quick and pretty good! The parsnip and leek mash was yummy mixed with a little diced taleggio for cheesiness!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Freezable

Super healthy, Heart healthy

Freeze mash only

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PER SERVING

452 kcalories, protein 33g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 21 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 13g, sugar 16g, salt 0.23 g

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