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Madeleine Shaw's sesame roast salmon

Try something new with Madeleine Shaw’s recipe for sesame roast salmon. The sesame seeds add a delicate, nutty taste to this healthy dish.

Time

1 hour

Serves

2

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

• 2x Field & Flower salmon fillets
• 2tbsp sesame seeds
• 3tbsp coconut oil
• 2 sweet potatoes
• 1tbsp fresh ginger, grated
• 1 pinch smoked paprika
• 30ml almond milk (or coconut milk/rice milk)
• ½ head of cauliflower
• 1tbsp capers
• Olive oil
• Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6.

2. Cut the cauliflower into small florets and place into a roasting dish. Melt 2tbsp of coconut oil and pour it over the cauliflower.

3. Roast the cauliflower for 30 minutes then add the capers and a dash of olive oil with some salt and freshly ground black pepper.

4. Peel and cut the sweet potato into small chunks. Add water to a pan and boil the sweet potatoes for 15 minutes until cooked through.

5. Drain the sweet potato chunks in a colander and place them in a food processor with the ginger, a good grind of salt and fresh black pepper, milk and paprika. Blend until smooth.

6. Rub the salmon fillets with 1tbsp of coconut oil. Sprinkle sesame seeds evenly over them and grind some salt on top.

7. Place them in the oven next to the cauliflower and roast for 7-10 minutes.

8. Serve the cauliflower, sweet potato and salmon all together while hot.