Salmon Baked with Cream and Courgettes

A romantic meal should not only taste, look and smell appealing, but it should be quick and simple to prepare so that your efforts can be focused elsewhere...

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   1. Place two salmon steaks in an oven proof dish. The dish should not be too big, sufficient to take the steaks and the ingredients snugly.
   2. Tuck a bay leaf in to each steak. Dice a couple of medium sized courgettes and scatter over and around the salmon.
   3. Pour over a small carton of double cream, a table spoon of lemon juice and a splash of vermouth (preferably Noilly Prat), season with salt and pepper and dot with a little butter.
   4. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 180°C for about 30 minutes or until the salmon is opaque.
   5. Serve the pretty pink salmon with boiled new potatoes and if you add a couple of sprigs of mint to the water, not only will the potatoes taste better, but the fresh smell of mint will excite the appetite too.......