Name: Salmon with warm red cabbage salad and red wine sauce
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For brushing: olive oil; 4 large salmon cutlets (about 200gm each), belly ends secured with string or toothpicks; Sprig of fresh bay leaves, leaves picked; 250 ml good-quality red wine; 60 gm cold butter, diced; To serve: coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley (optional); To serve: blanched green beans; Warm red cabbage salad; ¼ large red cabbage (about 350gm), finely shredded on a mandolin; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp thyme leaves

The combination of salmon and red wine might seem odd, but it works well. The tannins in the red wine sauce cut through the oiliness of the fish as a squeeze of lemon juice would, balancing the flavours.

Ingredients

For brushing: olive oil

4 large salmon cutlets (about 200gm each), belly ends secured with string or toothpicks

Sprig of fresh bay leaves, leaves picked

250 ml good-quality red wine

60 gm cold butter, diced

To serve: coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley (optional)

To serve: blanched green beans

Warm red cabbage salad

¼ large red cabbage (about 350gm), finely shredded on a mandolin

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 tbsp brown sugar

1 tsp thyme leaves

Method

Main

1.For warm red cabbage salad, preheat oven to 200C. Combine all ingredients in a bowl, season to taste. Transfer to a baking dish, stand for 5 minutes, then transfer to oven and bake until cabbage begins to wilt (5-10 minutes).

2.Meanwhile, heat a frying pan over medium-high heat. Brush with olive oil and add salmon and bay leaves. Season to taste, cook until salmon is browned, turning once (2-3 minutes each side). Place salmon on top of cabbage, add bay leaves and roast until almost cooked through (5-10 minutes).

3.Meanwhile, deglaze pan with red wine and cook over medium-high heat until reduced to 60ml (6-8 minutes). Reduce heat to low, add butter gradually and whisk until butter is emulsified and sauce is glossy (4-5 minutes). Season to taste.

4.Stir parsley through cabbage and serve with salmon, red wine sauce and beans.