Bacon Wrapped Salmon With Grilled Asparagus Recipe

• 50 gm Butter, room temperature
• 1 x Garlic clove
• 1 sm Bunch fresh parsley Four fresh sage leaves
• 1 x Lemon
• 4 x 150 g thick skinless, boneless salmon fillets
• 8 x Rashers pancetta or possibly smoked streaky bacon
• 1 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil, salt and black pepper
• 250 gm Large asparagus
• 5 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 x Garlic clove
• 1 sm Red chilli
• 1 lrg Handful fresh basil leaves

1. Preheat the grill to high.
2. 1 Put the butter in a small bowl and beat with a wooden spoon till soft.
3. 2 Crush the garlic, finely chop the parsley and grate the rind from the lemon.
4. Add in to the softened butter with plenty of seasoning and mix well together.
5. 3 Cut open each salmon fillet horizontally and spread with the flavoured butter.
6. Fold the salmon back together and then wind two rashers of bacon round each fillet.
7. 4 Lightly brush with oil and fry for three min on each side till the bacon is cooked and crisp but the salmon is still rare in the centre.
8. 5 Preheat a chargrill pan.
9. Pour the remaining 4-5 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil into a small pan and heat gently.
10. Place the asparagus in the warm chargrill pan and drizzle over a tiny splash of the hot oil.
11. 6 Scatter over some coarse sea salt and cook for 2-3 min till tender and lightly charred.
12. Thickly slice the garlic and chilli and add in to the hot oil.
13. 7 Transfer the asparagus to serving plates and place the salmon on top.
14. Throw the basil into the oil and remove from the heat.
15. 8 Using a tea strainer or possibly small sieve, strain a little of the fragrant oil over the salmon.
16. Halve the lemon and squeeze over some juice.
17. Serve.

butter, garlic, fresh parsley, lemon, salmon fillets, rashers, extra virgin olive oil, asparagus, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, red chilli, basil

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/bacon-wrapped-salmon-with-grilled-asparagus-73419 (may not work)