Poached Salmon

Poaching is the classic way to cook a whole salmon, but you can use the same method for individual steaks. What you end up with is a delicately flavored, lightly cooked and succulent result which you can finish off in any number of ways.

• Tarragon Salmon
  
  It’s not just the whole fish that can be cooked by the poaching method. Salmon steaks also respond well to this kind of treatment. The dish that follows is simple, elegant, and makes a great lunch