The Australian Women’s Weekly Food Magazine
POACHED SALMON, FENNEL, CELERY & CAPER SALAD
PREP + COOK TIME 25 MINUTES SERVES 4
1 medium lemon, halved
1 litre (1000ml) water
500g salmon fillets
600g baby new potatoes, sliced
2 baby fennel bulbs (260g), trimmed, halved, sliced very thinly
(see below left)
2 red shallots (50g), sliced very thinly 2 celery stalks (300g), trimmed, sliced
thinly diagonally
1 medium radicchio (200g), outer
leaves discarded, shredded finely
1/2 cup (140g) low-fat greek-style
yoghurt
2 teaspoons horseradish cream 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped
fresh dill
2 teaspoons baby capers in vinegar,
rinsed, drained
1 Slice half the lemon. Bring the water and sliced lemon to the boil in a small deep frying pan over high heat. Season. Reduce heat to low; add salmon. Simmer gently for 10 minutes, then transfer to a plate. Remove skin; flake flesh into pieces. 2 Boil, steam or microwave potato until just tender. Keep warm.
3 Place the fennel, shallot, celery, radicchio and potato in a bowl.
4 Juice the remaining lemon half (you need 2 teaspoons of juice). Combine juice, yoghurt, horseradish and half the dill in a small bowl.
5 Serve the salad topped with fish. Drizzle with yoghurt dressing, then sprinkle with capers and the remaining dill.