Salmon with Beans and Pesto

Make the pesto  Recipe   and set to one side

Carefully cut the salmon steaks into four tranches discarding all major bones and removing all little bones  Picture  ,  Picture  .

Take the beans from the tins, swill under cold water in a sieve, and put in a saucepan with a tablespoonful of butter and three or four tablespoonfuls of water. Put over a high heat and cook for a couple of minutes. Take off the heat, season well with salt fresh black pepper and lemon juice, and put to one side.

Smear a little olive oil over the salmon tranches and season with lemon juice, salt and fresh black pepper. Put a tablespoonful of olive oil in a non-stick pan over a medium heat and add the salmon pieces skin side down. Cook for three or four minutes, turn to the other side, cook for a further two or three minutes and put into a moderate oven to keep warm and finish off.

Rewarm the beans and spoon into some hot serving dishes. Lay a piece of salmon on top, then spoon over a little pesto, and serve  Zoom  .