Marinated salmon on a potato crostini, confit fennel and “crème fraiche”

Xavier Boyer

Xavier Boyer

17th December 2014
Xavier Boyer

Marinated salmon on a potato crostini, confit fennel and “crème fraiche”

A popular choice due to its versatile flavour, salmon is a delicious addition to any recipe. Put your culinary skills to the test with the following Marinated salmon on a potato crostini, confit fennel and “crème fraiche” recipe.

Ingredients

  • One filet of 1.2 kg salmon, marinated for 24 hours
  • 300g of sugar
  • 300g of rock salt
  • 1 fennel
  • 2 zest of lemon
  • 30g of star anis
  • 30g of coriander seed
  • 30g whole white pepper corn
  • Dry fennel garlic
  • Thyme
  • Fleur de sel
  • Nutmeg
  • Crème fraiche
  • Potato
  • Lemon juice
  • Olive oil

Method

For the salmon :

For one filet of 1.2 kg, marinated 24 h with 300g of sugar, 300g of rock salt, 1 fennel, 2 zest of lemon, 30g of star anis, 30g of coriander seed et 30g whole white pepper corn, mix all in the robot coupe until it’s like a paste. Cover the salmon.

Then slice thinly.

For the Galette:

Grated Agria potatoes, then mix with egg white, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Cook in a pan with clarified butter. Dry on paper.

For the fenouil:

Thinly slice the fennel with the mandolin, blanch it in salted boiling water, then marinade in olive oil, dry fennel garlic, thyme and fleur de sel.

For the Crème:

Mix crème fraiche with salt and lemon juice.

For the dressing:

Warm the potato on the teppan-yaki, and then add the well-seasoned fennel, the crème fraiche, cover with the salmon, finish with avruga eggs, and dill.

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