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Gigi’s Cold Poached
Salmon with
Mayonnaise Verte
6
salmon steaks
2
onions, chopped
2
carrots, chopped
2
stalks celery, with leaves, cut up
1/4
cup butter
1
cup dry white wine
2
tablespoons chopped parsley
2
whole cloves
1
bay leaf, crumbled
1
tablespoon salt
10
black peppercorns
Watercress
Lemon
wedges
Cucumber
slices
Mayonnaise
Verte
(recipe follows)
Sauté
onions, carrots and celery in butter in a large deep nonreactive
skillet or Dutch oven
5 minutes or until onion is soft. Add the wine,
parsley, cloves, bay leaf,
salt and peppercorns and 2 quarts water.
Bring to a boil and cook 10
minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce
heat and add salmon steaks. Cover
and simmer 10 minutes. Cool
salmon in the stock. Remove the salmon, and
discard stock [or
reserve for another use].
Refrigerate the
salmon for at least 1 hour. Serve with Mayonnaise
Verte. Garnish with watercress, lemon wedges and cucumber slices.
Serves 6.
Mayonnaise
Verte
2
cups mayonnaise, preferably
homemade
2
tablespoons dry white wine
2
tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
1
tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1
tablespoon chopped fresh chives
Combine
ingredients and mix well. Chill for at least 30 minutes
prior
to serving.
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