Best Of British (Part 2) – Crab and samphire linguine, Grilled salmon with asparagus, Jersey Royals and buttermilk hollandaise

Crab
and samphire linguine

Description: Crab and samphire linguine

Per serving -> ProPoints value of 15 per
recipe -> 284 calories per serving -> 5 minutes to prepare, 10 minutes to
cook -> Serves 2 -> Milk free -> Nut free

If you can’t find samphire, use fine
asparagus or sliced tenderstem broccoli instead.

        
125g (9/2oz) dried linguine

        
75g (11/4oz) samphire, rinsed well Calorie
controlled cooking spray

        
1 garlic clove, crushed

        
1 red chilli, de-seeded and sliced finely

        
120g (9/2 oz) fresh white crabmeat, or use a
170g can white crabmeat chunks in brine, drained.

        
Pared zest and juice of I small lemon

1.    Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add the linguine and simmer
for 7 minutes, then add the samphire and simmer, uncovered, for a further 2
minutes.

2.    Meanwhile, mist a pan with cooking spray and add the garlic and
chilli. Fry, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the crabmeat, lemon zest and juice and
season with plenty of freshly ground black pepper: Cook, stirring, over a
medium heat for 5 minutes.

3.   
Drain the pasta and samphire and return
to the pan. Add the hot crab and toss to mix. Divide between 2 warm plates and
serve.



Grilled salmon with asparagus, Jersey Royals and
buttermilk hollandaise

Description: Grilled salmon with asparagus

Grilled
salmon with asparagus

Per serving -> Pro Points value of 44
per recipe -> 432 calories per serving -> minutes to prepare, 30 minutes
to cook -> Serves 4 -> Nut free

You can add 1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
leaves to the bollandaise sauce if you like.

·        
600g (11b 5oz) Jersey Royal new potatoes,
scrubbed and halved if large, or use any new potatoes 200g (7oz) asparagus

·        
4 X 150g (11/2 oz) skinless salmon fillets

For the buttermilk hollandaise:

·        
110ml (15/4 oz) buttermilk

·        
1/2 tbsp cornflour

·        
1 egg, beaten Juice of 1/2 lemon

1.    To make the hollandaise, whisk 25ml (3/4fl oz) of the buttermilk
with the cornflour in a heatproof bowl. Place over a pan of fast simmering
water and heat whisking constantly, for 1 minute. Slowly pour in the remaining
buttermilk, whisking, and then whisk in the egg. little by little, until
combined. Continue to whisk for a further 5 8 minutes or until the hollandaise
thickens. Remove from the heat, stir in the lemon juice and season. Cover and
set aside.

2.    Preheat the grill to high and line a grill pan with foil. Bring a
pan of water to the boil and add the potatoes. Simmer for 12 minutes, then add
the asparagus and Simmer for a further minutes or until the potatoes are tender

3.    Meanwhile, season the salmon fillets and grill, turning once, for
12-15 minutes. Drain the potatoes and asparagus and divide between warm plates
with the salmon fillets. Spoon the buttermilk hollandaise over and serve.