Sous vide salmon with creamy cauliflower purée

Introduction

This dish is based on seeking the ideal point of doneness for the salmon. In this way, we will achieve a texture soft enough to eat with a spoon and with all the original flavour of the salmon.

Ingredients

4 salmon supremes
1 cauliflower
100 g quinoa
1 carrot
1 leek
1 purple onion
Vegetable stock
200 g of cold brine (10 g of salt per litre of water)
Rosemary or thyme

What you need

Induction cooktop with temperature control
Sous-vide cooking bags
Vacuum sealing equipment
Blender

Preparation

For the salmon
For the cauliflower purée
For the Quinoa
Finish and serve

General Information

50ºC / 15 min.
Fish.
4 people

Preparation

  • For the salmon
  • For the cauliflower purée
  • For the Quinoa
  • Finish and serve

Step 1

Soak the salmon supremes in the cold brine for 15 minutes. After this time, remove and dry.

Step 2

Vacuum seal the salmon in a bag and cook in a water bath at 50ºC for 15 minutes. Remove from the bag and place on a hot plate.

Step 1

Clean the cauliflower and boil in water and salt for at 85º for 45 minutes, or in boiling water for 15 minutes.

Step 2

Remove from the heat and purée while still hot adding the necessary water or cream to obtain a dense, smooth texture. Keep warm.

Step 1

Finely cut the vegetables brunoise-style and sauté for 5 minutes. Season,then put to one side.

Step 2

Cook the quinoa in the boiling vegetable stock for between 20 and 30 minutes. To cook the quinoa in a glass jar, immerse in a water bath at 100ºC for 30 minutes, then cool after cooking and heat again when required for use.

Step 3

Mix the boiled quinoa with the cooked vegetables

Step 1

Complement the salmon with the cauliflower purée and the quinoa and vegetable mix then decorate withthyme or rosemary leaves.