Lemon Salmon with Potato Gratin

Name: Lemon Salmon with Potato Gratin
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, French
Ingredients: 4 x180 gm skinless salmon fillets; 1.25 Kg potatoes; 1 cup thickened cream; 1 1/2 tspn cooking salt; 2 cloves garlic, finely minced; 1 tspn thyme, finely chopped; 1/4 tspn black pepper; 1 cup Gruyère cheese, grated; 2 tbspn unsalted butter cut into cubes; 1 garlic clove, finely grated; 1 tspn Dijon mustard; 2 tbspn extra virgin olive oil; 1 tspn lemon zest; 1 tspn lemon juice; 1/2 tspn cooking salt; 1/4 tspn black pepper

8 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h

One pot dish from Recipe Tin Eats “Tonight” cookbook. Page 179

Updated at: Tue, 20 May 2025 09:49:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories944.6 kcal (47%)

Total Fat60.8 g (87%)

Carbs49.6 g (19%)

Sugars2.3 g (3%)

Protein53.4 g (107%)

Sodium1555.7 mg (78%)

Fiber5.6 g (20%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

4 x 180 gmskinless salmon fillets

Potato Gratin

1.25kgpotatoes

1 cupthickened cream

1.5 tspncooking salt

2cloves garlic

finely minced

1 tspnthyme

finely chopped

0.25 tspnblack pepper

1 cupgruyère cheese grated

2 tbspnunsalted butter

cut into cubes

Lemon Garlic Marinade

1garlic clove

finely grated

1 tspnDijon mustard

2 tbspnextra virgin olive oil

1 tspnlemon zest

1 tspnlemon juice

0.5 tspncooking salt

0.25 tspnblack pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C

Gratin

Step 2

Peel and slice potatoes and lay in baking dish

Step 3

Add a splash of water to potatoes, cover and microwave for 10 minutes to soften potatoes

Step 4

Mix together all other gratin ingredients except butter

Step 5

Drain excess water from potatoes and cover with mixed gratin ingredients, and then dollop spots of butter onto top of gratin, and bake in oven until lightly golden brown.

Step 6

While potatoes are in microwave and oven prepare marinade and coat salmon on top and sides but not bottom

Step 7

Place salmon on top of gratin, and place potato and salmon under grill for approx 10 minutes. Internal temperature of salmon should be 60 degrees for medium, measured using a meat thermometer.

Step 8

Remove from the grill and immediately transfer salmon to serving plates. Rest for 3 minutes then serve with potato gratin and a green salad.