Roast Salmon with Red Peppers

A main meal

We found some salmon fillets in our local co-op reduced to the VERY affordable bracket (89p for each pack of two fillets), so into the shopping basket and from there into the freezer they went.


This is what I did with them, dead simple, very quick and a decent evening meal for four.

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Ingredients.

4 salmon fillets, defrosted (as necessary).

2 red peppers, chopped into large pieces.

1 medium onion (or two small ones), sliced into rings.

olive oil.

black pepper.

What to do.

Use an oven proof pan.

Lightly brush the pan with olive oil and place the sliced onion all over the bottom.

Heat through on the hob, just until the onion starts to sizzle.

Put the salmon fillets on top of the onion and lightly brush them with olive oil, season them with black pepper.

Put the red pepper pieces on top of the salmon fillets, brush lightly with olive oil and season with a little freshly ground black pepper.

Heat the oven to Gas 6 (200C/400F), pop the pan complete with its very attractive looking contents into the top part of the oven for 30 - 35 minutes; the red pepper should be just browning.

Serve with mashed potato and peas and I also made a quick cheese sauce using skimmed milk, cornflour to thicken and grated cheddar.

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To drink? I had a glass of water, but if you fancy a drop of wine you really need a crisp white for this; perhaps a Muscadet or if you're feeling really flush try a Pouilly Fumé).