Skip to content
Left arrow
FOUR Magazine logo
Search icon

Spring salmon, sorrel and charred leek

Recipes
|
03 Aug 2016
|
2 min read
A fantastic recipe using the freshest seasonal ingredients from the Pacific Northwest from Executive chef, Warren Barr, of The Pointe Restaurant at the Wickaninnish Inn, Vancouver.

Serves 4

Salmon

1.5lb spring salmon fillet, skin on, pin bones removed

3g salt

500mlcanola oil

Sorrel juice

50g sorrel

150mlapple juice

150mlice water

100mlcanola oil

3 sprigs parsley, leaves picked

1 pinch xantham gum

Salt to taste

Charred leek

2 leeks, whites only

Salt

Pickled apple

2 Granny Smith apples

200mlwhite wine vinegar

100mlwhite wine

250mlwater

40g honey

Salt to taste

To garnish

150mlcrème fraiche

12 baby turnips, washed, trimmed and blanched

12 sprigs chervil

12 leaves of sheep sorrel

12 thin slices of baby turnip

To serve

40g butter

100mlwater

Juice of half a lemon

60mlcanola oil

20g butter

100ml water

Method

Salmon

Remove the skin from the salmon, do not remove the scales, and reserve.Dust the salmon on both sides with the salt and keep in the fridge.Use a knife to scrape any excess flesh from the skin.Spread the skin on a silpat, cover with another silpat, then bake at 175ᵒF for 3-4 hours or until dry.Leave out to further dry overnight.Heat the oil in a small pot to 375ᵒF.Break the salmon skin into small pieces and fry until slightly puffed and crisp.Drain on paper towel, season and reserve in an air tight container.

Sorrel juice

Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.Pass through a fine strainer and check seasoning.

Charred leek

Remove the outer layer from the leeks and brush away any dirt.On a very hot plancha, char one side of the leeks.Place in the fridge to cool, then transfer to a vac-bag with some salt and seal on maximum vacuum.Steam for 6 minutes and refresh in an ice bath.Remove the leeks from the bag and cut into 1” pieces and keep in the fridge.

Pickled apple

Bring the white wine vinegar, white wine, water, honey and salt to a boil.Cool in the fridge.Cut the sides off of the apples, leaving box shaped cores.Use a small ring cutter to cut 16 nice barrels from the apple pieces.Place the pickler and the apples in a vac-bag and compress.

To serve

Remove the salmon from the fridge, cut into 8 even pieces and leave to come to room temperature.Place 2 large pans on the stove and turn on to high heat.Season each piece of salmon and add the canola oil to the pans.Place the salmon ‘skin’ side up into the pan and reduce to medium heat. Once the salmon gets a little color on it, flip it and add the water, lemon juice and 40g of butter.Remove the pan from the heat and baste the salmon until a cake tester passes through with no resistance.While the salmon is cooking, place another pan on the stove and add 100ml water. Once it boils, add the leeks, turnips and butter.Glaze and season the vegetables, adding the pickled apples at the last moment.

On four plates, make large swirls of crème fraiche.Drizzle some of the sorrel juice over the crème fraiche.Following the line of the swirls place 2 pieces of salmon on each plate then distribute the vegetables evenly, once again following the swirls on the plates.The dish should be arranged in a ring. Dress the shaved turnip with some lemon and garnish each plate with 3 pieces along with the chervil and sheep sorrel.Finish with pieces of the fried salmon skin.

World’s best winner 2014     |     World’s best luxury lifestyle media brand 2022

About

|

Editions

|

Contact

|

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 Four magazine

|

All Rights Reserved

About

|

Contact

|

Editions

|

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 Four magazine

|

All Rights Reserved

four-magazine.com use cookies to deliver an optimised experience. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of all cookies used.
Cookie settingsaccept
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.

CookieDurationDescription
__cfduid1 monthThe cookie is used by cdn services like CloudFare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. It does not correspond to any user ID in the web application and does not store any personally identifiable information.
_abck1 yearThis cookie is used to detect and defend when a client attempt to replay a cookie.This cookie manages the interaction with online bots and takes the appropriate actions.
bm_sz4 hoursThis cookie is set by the provider Akamai Bot Manager. This cookie is used to manage the interaction with the online bots. It also helps in fraud preventions
cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement1 yearThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Advertisement".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
ts3 yearsThis cookie is provided by the PayPal. It is used to support payment service in a website.
ts_c3 yearsThis cookie is provided by PayPal when a website is in association with PayPal payment function. This cookie is used to make safe payment through PayPal.
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

Functional

Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.

CookieDurationDescription
akavpau_ppsdsessionThis cookie is provided by Paypal. The cookie is used in context with transactions on the website.
nsidThis cookie is set by the provider PayPal. This cookie is used to enable the PayPal payment service in the website.
tsrce3 daysThis cookie is set by the provider PayPal. This cookie is used to enable the PayPal payment service in the website.
x-pp-ssessionThis cookie is set by the provider PayPal. This cookie is used to process payments from the site.

Performance

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

CookieDurationDescription
YSCsessionThis cookies is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos.

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

CookieDurationDescription
_ga2 yearsThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_gid1 dayThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visted in an anonymous form.

Advertisement

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.

CookieDurationDescription
_fbp3 monthsThis cookie is set by Facebook to deliver advertisement when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting this website.
fr3 monthsThe cookie is set by Facebook to show relevant advertisments to the users and measure and improve the advertisements. The cookie also tracks the behavior of the user across the web on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.
IDE1 year 24 daysUsed by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile.
test_cookie15 minutesThis cookie is set by doubleclick.net. The purpose of the cookie is to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE5 months 27 daysThis cookie is set by Youtube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website.

Others

Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

CookieDurationDescription
_gat_gtag_UA_120081375_11 minuteThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_gat_gtag_UA_83740222_11 minuteThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_mcid1 yearNo description
ak_bmsc2 hoursNo description
CONSENT16 years 9 months 2 days 6 hoursNo description
ec_store_chameleon_fontsessionThis cookie is provided by Ecwid and it is used to save the font utilised in the website's online store.
enforce_policy1 yearNo description
l7_az30 minutesNo description
LANG9 hoursNo description
x-cdnThis cookie is provided by Paypal and is used in context with shopping transactions on the website's store.