Salmon with bacon, sweetcorn and crushed potatoes

Interesting combination and soo tasty...

500g new potatoes, 80g bacon lardons, 2 salmon fillets (about 260g), 100ml white wine, 100g chicken or vegetable stock, 80g tinned sweetcorn, drained, 80ml double cream, Knob of unsalted butter, 3 spring onions, finely chopped, 2 tbsp chopped dill

 

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Halve the new potatoes and cook them in the boiling water for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, put the lardons in a frying pan, then cook over a low-medium heat for 3-5 minutes until crisp. Push them to the side and add the salmon, skin side down. Cook for 4 minutes until the skin is crisp and golden, then gently lift out the salmon and set aside.
Add the wine and stock to the pan and bring to a simmer. Let it bubble for around 3 minutes until reduced by half, then stir in the sweetcorn and double cream and return the salmon to the pan, skin-side up. The skin should be above the sauce, keeping it nice and crisp. Cook for a few minutes over a medium heat until the liquid has reduced slightly into a nice spoon-coating sauce. Taste and season with cracked black pepper – it may not need salt due to the reduced stock and cured bacon. Keep warm over a very low heat.
Drain the potatoes and use a potato masher to roughly crush them with the butter, spring onions and a pinch of salt and pepper. Divide between bowls and top with the salmon. Stir the dill into the sauce and drizzle over the top.

Baked Feta Pasta

The viral Tik Tok recipe that it's easy to make and tasty to eat..

500 gr cherry or grape tomatoes, 1 shallot, quartered, 3 cloves garlic, smashed,
100 ml extra-virgin olive oil, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, 1 block feta, 3 sprigs fresh thyme, 300 gr pasta, zest of 1 lemon, fresh basil, for garnish

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large ovenproof skillet or medium baking dish, combine tomatoes, shallot, garlic, and all but 1 tablespoon oil. Season with salt and red pepper flakes and toss to combine.  

Place feta into center of tomato mixture and drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Scatter thyme sprigs over tomatoes. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until tomatoes are bursting and feta is golden on top.  

Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente according to package directions. Reserve ½ cup pasta water before draining. 

To skillet with tomatoes and feta, add cooked pasta, reserved pasta water, and lemon zest (if using) and stir until combined. Garnish with basil.