Roasted Salmon with Potatoes and Herbed Crème Fraîche
A elegant dish combining perfectly roasted salmon with tender potatoes, topped with a creamy herb-infused crème fraîche and crisp radishes. This sophisticated yet simple meal brings together rich salmon, earthy potatoes, and bright fresh herbs.
Ingredients
- •1½ pound small waxy potatoes
- •1 to taste Kosher salt
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •1½ pound skin-on salmon
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •1 to taste Kosher salt
- •½ cup crème fraîche
- •2 tablespoons mixed fresh herbs
- •2 whole radishes
- •trimmed
- •thinly sliced
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Place potatoes in a medium saucepan and add cold water to cover by 1"; season with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until tender, 15-20 minutes; drain and pat dry. Let cool slightly, halve potatoes and toss with oil; season with salt.
20 min
- 2.
Preheat oven to 400°. Place salmon, skin side down, on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet; rub with 1 tablespoon oil and season with salt. Roast until medium-rare (mostly opaque but still slightly translucent in the center), 10-15 minutes. Break up salmon into pieces, removing skin if desired.
15 min
- 3.
Whisk crème fraîche and chopped herbs in a small bowl; season with salt.
5 min
- 4.
Spread herbed crème fraîche on plates and top with salmon, potatoes, radishes, and tarragon and dill sprigs; drizzle with oil.
5 min
