Salmon with peas, bacon and lettuce

Lemon-flavoured mayo gives a delicious zing to this hearty midweek fish special.

Recipe «Salmon with peas, bacon and lettuce» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 4 skin-on salmon fillets, 2 tsp olive oil, 1 x 500g pkt frozen peas, 40g butter, chopped, 3 green shallots, ends trimmed, thinly sliced , 2 bacon rashers, rind removed, thinly sliced, 50g shredded iceberg or cos lettuce leaves, 125g whole egg mayonnaise , 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind, 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice.

Ingredients:

• 4 skin-on salmon fillets 
• 2 tsp olive oil 
• 1 x 500g pkt frozen peas 
• 40g butter, chopped 
• 3 green shallots, ends trimmed, thinly sliced 
• 2 bacon rashers, rind removed, thinly sliced 
• 50g shredded iceberg or cos lettuce leaves 
• 125g whole egg mayonnaise 
• 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind 
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 

Instructions

1. Rub both sides of the salmon with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the salmon and cook for 3-5 minutes each side or until the flesh flakes when tested with a fork in the thickest part.
2. Meanwhile, cook the peas following packet directions or until tender. Drain. Melt half the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot and bacon and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until the shallot is soft and the bacon is light golden. Add the lettuce and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until the lettuce just wilts. Add the peas and remaining butter and stir until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.
3. To make the lemon mayonnaise, combine the mayonnaise, lemon rind and lemon juice in a small bowl.
4. Divide the pea mixture among serving plates. Top with salmon and drizzle over the lemon mayonnaise. Season with pepper to serve.