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Chilli poached salmon听with soy-lime noodles and broccoli

Believe it or not, poaching salmon won鈥檛 leave your whole听office stinking of fish. Salmon fillets often come in packets听of two, so use the other one for Salmon on Asian Slaw

Time: about 10 minutes

Ingredients:

1 salmon fillet

a squeeze of lemon juice

1 tbsp honey

陆 tsp chilli flakes

salt and pepper

2 tbsp white wine vinegar

1 nest of rice noodles

1 mug boiling water

a handful of tenderstem

broccoli

录 small chilli

a small chunk of carrot

a few coriander (cilantro) leaves

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for the sauce

1cm/1鈦�3in piece of ginger

陆 tsp of sesame oil

juice of 1鈦�4 lime

1 tsp of soy sauce

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Tenderstem broccoli for听sugar snap peas or听edamame beans

Rice noodles for wheat or听soba noodles

Method:

First, boil the kettle. Place the salmon in a shallow microwaveable听dish and top with the lemon juice, honey, chilli flakes, salt and听pepper. Use your fingers to rub the mix into the salmon. Add some听cold water to the dish 鈥� just enough to reach halfway up the fish听fillet. Add the white wine vinegar and cover with a plate or cling听film/plastic wrap and microwave on high for three minutes.听Place a nest of noodles in a bowl. Measure out one mug of boiling听water. Pour this over the noodles and set aside. The noodles will听take two to three minutes to cook.听Next, cut the broccoli into small chunks and add them to the bowl听of noodles and hot water. The broccoli should also take about two听minutes, but if you like it softer, leave them to blanch for another听minute or two.

While the noodles and broccoli cook, make the sauce. Grate the听ginger into a jar or mug and add the sesame oil, lime juice and soy听sauce. Seal the jar with a lid or tightly cover the mug with some听cling film/plastic wrap and shake vigorously to mix.

Take the salmon out of the microwave and check to see that it has听cooked through. If not, microwave for another 30听seconds and check again.听Once cooked, drain the water from the noodles and broccoli and听pour over the soy lime sauce. Give the bowl a shake to coat the听noodles and veg and then place them on a plate.听When the salmon has cooked through, drain the water from the听bowl and add to the plate. Garnish with a couple of slices of chilli,听a small section of grated carrot and some coriander.