Salmon on Wilted Spinach recipe
This quickly fried salmon should be barely cooked in the middle, for the best flavour and succulence, but a few minutes more if you prefer won't harm it.
Prep time: 5min
Cook time: 8-10min
- Ingredients
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Finely chopped chives
4tsp crème frâiche
4 pieces of salmon fillet, skinned
Olive oil
1tsp paprika
1tsp sea salt
250g washed spinach
Juice of 1 lemon
1-2tsp mustard seeds
Salt and black pepper - Method
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1. Stir the chives into the crème frâiche and set aside. Mix 1tbsp oil with the paprika and sea salt and rub over the salmon.
2. Heat a ridge frying pan and sear the salmon for 1-2 minutes on each side or until just cooked. Set aside and keep warm.
3. Heat 2tbsp oil in a wok or large pan. Add the spinach and mustard seeds and toss over a high heat until the spinach has wilted. Season with lemon juice, salt and pepper, to taste and divide among four warmed plates.
4. Top the spinach with a piece of salmon and serve with the crème frâiche.
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