Sizzling salmon with bean mash

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1. Set the grill to its highest setting. Put the salmon fillets flesh-side up and evenly spaced in a shallow flameproof dish. Finely grate the zest of the lime into a bowl, then squeeze in the juice and stir in the honey, mustard and a good sprinkling of salt. Pour the mixture over the salmon and grill, without turning, for 5-6 minutes until it's golden on top and cooked through (check the centre with a fork).
2. Meanwhile, tip the beans into a saucepan and add the butter, crème fraîche, garlic and plenty of salt and pepper. Turn the heat on to moderate and coarsely mash everything together - a wooden spoon or a masher will do the job - until hot and bubbling. This only takes a few minutes as the beans are already cooked.Tip in the rocket and stir into the mash until it's hot and just wilted.
3. Serve the salmon on the mash, drizzled with the cooking juices.

'I was surprised that mashed butter beans could taste so good! Great unusual flavours and a different way with salmon.'

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• glorious

  01 November 2007

  glorious commented on this recipe

  this is really nice. i often serve these beans instead of potatoes with lamb chops and they go down a treat.

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• ricksteinmyhero

  03 November 2007

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  This will make you forget school butter beans forever. Fab flavours and easy to make.

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• kyoko

  07 November 2007

  kyoko commented on this recipe

  This is very easy to make and so delicious!! Mushed creamy beans match well with juicy salmon.

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  17 November 2007

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  This is so easy to make and absoluteloy delicious!!

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• Rebecca

  19 January 2008

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  I've cooked this recipe several times and it always goes down a treat. Delicious!

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• sue eaves

  29 January 2008

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  Loved the glaze on the salmon and added chopped spring onions and red chilli to the mash for a bit of zing.

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• Kedgeree

  17 February 2008

  Kedgeree rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I really like this recipe. The bean and rocket mix is very tasty. The men in the house found the sweet salmon not to their taste but perhaps with slightly less honey I could persude them to eat it again.

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• DaisyMay

  03 March 2008

  DaisyMay rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is so quick and easy to make. A perfect midweek meal thats tastes delicious and more filling than you think it'll be. I sometimes replace the rocket with watercress and add an extra bit of butter and creme fraiche - yum!

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• SarahW

  03 March 2008

  SarahW rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Too rich for me!

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• Belkey

  29 March 2008

  Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I always go easy on the honey as it is too sweet for my taste, otherwise it is great. It works well with pork too.

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• rebecca

  08 April 2008

  rebecca rated and commented on this recipe

  

  absolutely digusting. A good way to ruin a lovely piece of salmon

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• nanajill

  16 May 2008

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  One of our favourite recipes for Salmon.Lovely.

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• Jim

  21 July 2008

  Jim commented on this recipe

  Bean mash lovely. I used half the suggested amount of honey in the salmon marinade and it was very nice, but still a little too sweet. I'll use less again next time. (I used less mustard too).

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• knickers

  02 September 2008

  knickers rated and commented on this recipe

  

  i think this recipe is a marmite one,love it or hate it ! unfortunately i thought it was awful claggy, funny mix of flavours just yuk, its rare that i cant finish a plate. however my mum thought it was " nice " no more.. i guess its personal taste. i think it was the beans that i found more offensive than anything which is a shame as i was looking for a nice replacement for tatties.

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• Lindsay

  15 September 2008

  Lindsay rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delicious - I love butter bean mash and although it is rich, my partner and I wolfed it down and I will definitely make it again.

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• MintyGirl

  11 June 2009

  MintyGirl rated and commented on this recipe

  

  We have made this countless times. I often replace lime with orange. As others have written before me, the beans go well will all sorts of things. Divine. We can't always get creme fraiche so sour cream is good.

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Ingredients

• 4 skinless salmon fillets , about 175g/6oz
• 1 lime
• 3 tbsp clear honey
• 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
• 3 x 410g cans butter beans , rinsed
• 25g butter
• 5 tbsp crème fraîche
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 100g bag rocket

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Serves 4

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Prep 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 skinless salmon fillets , about 175g/6oz
• 1 lime
• 3 tbsp clear honey
• 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
• 3 x 410g cans butter beans , rinsed
• 25g butter
• 5 tbsp crème fraîche
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 100g bag rocket

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