Salmon with Lime Crust, Peas, and Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• •1 lb sweet potatoes
• •1 lime
• •4 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• •2 tablespoons butter
• •1 teaspoon ground pepper
• •4 salmon filets
• •10½ oz peas
• •1 small bunch mint
• •fresh thyme
• •salt
• •pepper

Method

Adapted from foodista.com

1. 1Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius / 390 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. 2Bring a pot of water to a boil.
3. 3Add the peeled and chopped sweet potatoes and some salt.
4. 4Bring to a boil again.
5. 5Cook until soft.
6. 6Bring another pan of water to a boil.
7. 7Add the peas and some salt.
8. 8Cook until the peas are done.
9. 9Meanwhile wash and dry the salmon filets.
10. 10Place them in a lightly buttered baking tin.
11. 11Mix the zest of the lime, 2 tablespoons butter, the roughly ground pepper and the breadcrumbs together.
12. 12Divide this mixture between the 4 salmon filets.
13. 13Press it down on each piece.
14. 14Cut the lime into wedges.
15. 15Arrange the wedges in the tin between the fish filets.
16. 16Bake the salmon for 8 to 10 minutes until the breadcrumb mixture turns golden and the fish is cooked through. Be careful not to overcook the fish.
17. 17While the fish is in the oven drain the sweet potatoes.
18. 18Add them back to the pan.
19. 19Add one extra knob of butter.
20. 20Mash to your desired texture.
21. 21Adjust the taste with salt and pepper.
22. 22Stir in some chopped fresh thyme if you like.
23. 23Drain the peas.
24. 24Rinse under cold water.
25. 25Place them in a warm serving bowl.
26. 26Add some chopped mint and the second butter knob.
27. 27Add salt and pepper to taste.
28. 28Serve immediately.