I am back on board again after such a great holiday with family and visiting family in Italy. But all good things come to an end and far too quickly. Not that my every day life is to be sniffed at. I have an enjoyable job with good bosses, a wonderful husband and son and I get to blog in my spare time about food. What can beat that?
Last night, I felt a need for healthy and nutritious, so salmon (all that omega 3 stuff) and spinach (made Popeye strong) were employed along with some great crispy potatoes. There’s probably a little too much oil to be on a slimmer’s menu but it tasted great and the scales didn’t complain afterwards. Most of the preparation was at the same time as the cooking so all in all, it probably took about 30 minutes to make.
- 700gm floury potatoes, sliced 1cm
- 4 x 150gm pieces of salmon
- Knob of butter
- 2 large handfuls of spinach
- ½ cup slivered almonds
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic-infused oil
- 1 tbsp chopped coriander
- finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- Sea salt and pepper
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350ºC.
- Combine the last 5 ingredients in a bowl.
- Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for 5 minutes.
- Drain well and place on a large baking tray.
- Add three quarters of the oil mixture and gently turn to coat.
- Arrange slightly overlapping on the tray and roast for 10 minutes.
- Turn the potatoes over and roast for a further 10 minutes.
- Brush the salmon with the remaining oil mixture and place on a separate oven tray and roast for 6-8 minutes or until just cooked through.
- Melt the butter in a pan, add the almonds and cook for 1-2 minutes until lightly golden.
- add the spinach and turn until just wilted.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Place the potatoes and spinach on the plates and top with the salmon.
Beautiful dish, i love the sound of the crispy potatoes!
The crispy potatoes were the best part, Laura.
Suzanne
Looks delicious. Does this serve 4?
Yes, it does.
How do you manage to make salmon look so pretty in photographs? LOL. I love salmon for its nutritional value – and roasted is my preferred way of cooking it.
There are certainly some foods that are more of a challenge to make pretty. At least it is a lovely pink colour.
Suzanne
What a perfect meal and the photograph is stunning!
Thanks, Maureen.
Suzanne
Love the picture! it is beautifully styled!
Love your new header picture! sorry I am late in saying so but it is indeed creative and unique
Thanks so much, Sawsan. I appreciate the feedback.
Suzanne
Oh, yeah…this is my idea of the perfect dinner! Bill would even eat it all! Welcome home!
Thanks, Liz. It’s good to be back.
Suzanne
I love simple and healthy suppers like this! Just wonderful. It looks amazing.
Thanks, Katherine. Simple and healthy is a good.
Suzanne
So scandinavian 🙂 I’m glad you have a new dose of energy after holiday 🙂
Marta, I’m still not back into normal sleep patterns but holidays always renew the energy.
Suzanne
Such a great dinner! I’m always up for salmon, and the potatoes look wonderful. Nice picture, too. Good stuff – thanks.
Thanks. I have to prepare more dinners like this if I am to get my weight back to pre-holiday standards.
Suzanne
I loooooove salmon and this is really looking wonderful! Your photos are perfect!
Thanks so much, Zirkie.
Suzanne
What a great looking meal and I just love the look of those potatoes. That’s a great way of roasting them xx
Roast potatoes are the best food ever.
Suzanne
One of my favorite types of dinners is a simple, nicely seasoned piece of fish or chicken, served with potatoes. Your title alone appealed to me even before I clicked to visit, but glad I did come by to see it because it’s beautiful!
Thanks, Brandie. Sometimes the simplest meals are the best. They certainly take less time to make.
Suzanne
Oh, yum! I twitted not long ago that I must have been a bear in my previous life, I haven’t met a salmon I didn’t love. I gotta try this one.
Bears have pretty cool lives. They get to sleep a lot and growl when they’re feeling annoyed, and then there’s the salmon…
Suzanne
It looks tasty! I would not mind trying it Suzanne. Thanks again for another delicious recipe. My sons always love crispy potatoes 🙂
Hope all is well with you and your loved ones.
It’s a wholesome and tasty recipe. Enjoy!
Salmon is the best! But I would like to ask you that is there are other sauce that can be perfect combination with this recipe?
Looks really delicious, can’t wait to try it and serve to my wife when I go on vacation this December. Thanks for this.
It’s indeed a delicious dish. I hope she enjoys it.
I like Potato very much. I always try french fry but this is new to me. Thanks for sharing these delicious ingredients.
I like Potato very much. This is new to me so I would like to try it at my home.
I think your efforts to offer us this recipe deserve more than mere thanks or verbose appreciation.
Has anyone actually made this dish? How did it turn out?
I like Potato very much. I always try french fry but this is new to me. Thanks for sharing these delicious ingredients.