SALMON WITH GREEN BEANS, CHERRY TOMATOES, OLIVES AND ANCHOVIES

This is a very yummy and simple recipe. I had some green beans I needed to use as well as many cherry tomatoes from the garden. I adapted this recipe from Jamie Oliver and it turned out very well. It was very delicious.

INGREDIENTS:

2 salmon fillets, pinned boned

750gr green beans, trimmed

2 punnets cherry tomatoes (or other tomatoes), cut in half

1-2 handfuls of black olives, deseeded and roughly chopped

a handful of fresh basil leaves, picked

1-2 lemons

2 small red chillies (optional)

10 anchovy fillets, finely chopped

salt and freshly ground black pepper

olive oil
mayonnaise or all i oli for serving (optional)

Preheat the oven to 200C.

Blanch the green beans until tender (2-3 minutes) in salted, boiling water, and drain. Rinse them under cold water.

Put them in an ovenproof dish and add the tomatoes, olives, anchovies, basil and chillies. Drizzle with olive oil.

Put the beans in the oven and roast for about 10 minutes.

Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper on both sides and drizzle with the juice of half a lemon.

Add a bit of oil to a frying pan over medium-heat. Put the salmon in the frying pan, skin side down and cook until nice and crispy, about 3-4 minutes.

Turn over and cook to your liking. 

Take the beans out of the oven.  

Serve on a plate with the salmon, lemon and some mayonnaise or all i oli.

Serves 2