Roasted Salmon with Mustard & Balsamic Sauce

This recipe is from JP Guerin, Executive Chef on the Rocky Mountaineer. We did this tour via train through the Canadian Rockies in 2018 and it was fabulous. I actually remember this salmon dish we had for lunch - memorable!

Here's the link to the Chef's video for reference:

Roasted Salmon with Mustard & Balsamic Dressing

Roasted Salmon with mustard & balsamic vinegar sauce.

Serves 4

Ingredients: 

4 Salmon Fillets (portioned - about 6-8 ounces each)
2 TBS olive oil
Salt & pepper

Seasonal vegetables of your choice such as green beans,
mushrooms, peppers, cooked potatoes.

1 Fennel bulb, shaved
Juice of 1 lemon
Parsley or coriander for garnish

Mustard Seed Vinaigrette: 

2 TBS whole grain mustard
3 TBS balsamic vinegar
3 TBS extra virgin olive oil

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 400F.

Portion the salmon, leaving the skin on.
Lightly oil a baking pan, and lay the salmon skin side down. Salt & pepper.
Bake for 8-10 minutes.

Heat a skillet to medium and add olive oil. Gently fry the vegetables together, adding the cooked potatoes last. Keep warm.

To prepare the vinaigrette, mix the mustard and balsamic vinegar together in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in the olive oil.

To serve, place the vegetables on a plate.  Serve the salmon on top of the vegetables, drizzled with the dressing.  Top with the shaved fennel & lemon juice and garnish with a sprig of parsley or coriander.  The vegetables should be warm, the fish hot and the dressing cold.

I used Joe Beef's Smoked Apple Mustard in this recipe. (Canadian product).