Recipe - Salmon With Spring Herbs Potatoes And Horseradish Cream

Recipe by: Michael Kinneer mkinner@LEX.ULTRANET.COM For the potatoes:

12 small Yukon Gold potatoes or other small yellow potatoes, cut into
quarters. Olive oil for drizzling. Kosher salt and freshly ground black
pepper, to taste.

Set the oven to 425 degrees F. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet.
Drizzle with olive oil and salt and pepper. Bake in the preheated oven for
30 40 minutes or until the potatoes are crispy outside but soft inside.
Remove from the oven.

For the horseradish cream:

1 2 inch piece fresh horseradish, peeled Juice of One half lemon 1 cup heavy
cream Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Into a bowl, using a handheld grated, grate the horseradish, working
against the grain; use the nexttosmallest holes on the grater. Add the
lemon juice, heavy cream and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside for 10
minutes to thicken. Taste for acid balance and seasoning.

For greens:

4 cups total of the following greens: chervil, chives, Italian parsley,
sorrel,basil, watercress and arugula Kosher salt and freshly ground black
pepper to taste Olive oil for drizzling Juice of half a lemon or to taste

In a bowl, toss greens with salt and pepper and a drizzling of olive oil.
Add lemon juice and toss gently. Place greens on 4 dinner plates.

For salmon:

4 6ounce salmon fillets, skin removed.

Heat a large skillet until hot but not smoking. Place the salmon, nonskin
side down, in one layer with room around each piece. Sear until brown and
crispy, about 3 minutes. Turn and continue to cook until medium rare in th
center, about 23 minutes; or cook to the doneness you prefer. Remove fish
from pan.

Arrange the greens on 4 dinner plates. Top with the potatoes and salmon an
drizzle with the horseradish cream. Serve immediately.

Recipes sent to me from Bill, wight@odc.net