One-pan salmon with roast asparagus

 

Ingredients

• 400g new potato, halved if large New potatoes n-ew po-tate-oesNew potatoes have thin, wispy skins and a crisp, waxy texture. They are young potatoes and…
• 2 tbsp olive oil ol-iv oil probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
• 8 asparagus spears, trimmed and halved Asparagus a-spa-ra-gusLabour-intensive to grow, asparagus are the young shoots of a cultivated lily plant. They're…
• 2 handfuls cherry tomatoes
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar Balsamic vinegar balsam-ick vin-ee-gahTrue Balsamic vinegar is an artisan product from Modena, in Emilia Romagna, Italy, and is made…
• 2 salmon fillets, about 140g/5oz each
• handful basil leaves

• Method

Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the potatoes and 1 tbsp of olive oil into an ovenproof dish, then roast the potatoes for 20 mins until starting to brown. Toss the asparagus in with the potatoes, then return to the oven for 15 mins.
Throw in the cherry tomatoes and vinegar and nestle the salmon amongst the vegetables. Drizzle with the remaining oil and return to the oven for a final 10-15 mins until the salmon is cooked. Scatter over the basil leaves and serve everything scooped straight from the dish.