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Recipes for the Whole Year



According to Italian tradition Boxing Day dinner is based on fish, whilst New Year favors pork, a sign of richness. Cotechino and stuffed pig's trotters with lentils symbolizing money are a main feature to augur prosperity for the new year. This week's menu is for Boxing Day.

Shellfish Lasagne Winter salad
Salmon fillet with watercress sauce Pandoro roses


   Salmon fillet with
  watercress sauce

4 fresh salmon fillets weighing 250 g./9 oz. - 3 tbsp. lemon juice - 50 g./2 oz. butter - 100 g./31/2 oz. spinach - 1 bunch chopped watercress - 3 tbsp. chopped parsley - 2 tbsp. chopped chervil - 1tbsp. fresh chopped dill - 150 g./5 oz. mayonnaise - salt - pepper


Arrange salmon fillets each on a tin foil sheet, coat in lemon juice and half of melted butter, add salt and pepper. Wrap up tin foil and bake at 200° for 10': Remove salmon from tin foil, remove skin, arrange on a serving dish and leave to cool. Sauce: pour some of the cooking juice from the salmon into a small pan, add remaining butter, watercress, parsley, spinach, dill and chervil and cook over a medium flame for 3'. Blend entire mix, add lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add mayonnaise, mixing in well. Pour over salmon fillets and place in fridge until serving. Decorate with boiled scampi or prawns and aromatic herbs.

N.B. Ingredients are given for 4 portions.

Pinot Brut Blanc de Blancs
Santa Margherita


Sparkling wine with dry, velvety texture, with hint of almond. Dry bouquet with hints of ivy and ultra-fine, lingering perlage.

Serve at:
8°-10° C.


 
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