Salmon with Vegetable Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 pieces salmon fillet (with skin, about 180 g each)
• 1 small yellow bell pepper
• 1 small red bell pepper
• 1 Zucchini
• 1 Shallot
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp tomato purée
• 2 tbsp crème fraîche
• Salt
• ground black pepper

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash and peel the peppers and zucchini, then dice them into small cubes. Peel the shallot, finely dice it, and sauté in 2 tbsp olive oil until translucent; add the vegetable cubes, cook briefly, then pour in 1/2 cup water, season with salt and pepper, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes. Blend 2–3 tbsp of the cooked vegetables with a bit of the cooking liquid, tomato purée, and crème fraîche, then return to the pot; adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

2. 2.

   Sear only the skin side of each salmon fillet in a pan with remaining oil for 3–4 minutes; season with salt and pepper.

3. 3.

   Plate the vegetable sauce over the seared salmon fillets on individual plates and serve immediately.