Salmon with Parsley Crust

When my husband, then boyfriend, first made salmon for me, I was very skeptical about his technique. But, I quickly became a believer. Topping salmon with mayo sounded not entirely appealing. What I learned is that the mayo gives the salmon a nice crust and locks in a lot of the salmon flavor. Adding in fresh herbs makes it have a great extra taste and look. Don’t have fresh herbs on hand, use dried spices to sprinkle on top or mix in.

Take a cup of loosely packed parsley and a 1/4 cup of mayo and mix in a food processor. Don’t have a food processor? Chop up the parsley and mix with the mayo by hand.

Spread the mayo mixture no top of the salmon pieces and bake at 375F for 15-20 minutes (depending on thickness of salmon and personal taste).

For this dinner, I served the salmon with pasta mixed with sauteed spinach & onion. We love this as a side dish (with or without the pasta!). Slice an onion into quarter slices and slice a garlic clove into thin slices. Heat some olive oil in a pan and add the onion & garlic. Sautee until the onion is starting to caramelize. Add in a bag of spinach and stir until cooked down (take only a few minutes). Add the spinach & onion to some cooked noodles for a healthy and flavorful addition to noodles.

Salmon with Spinach & Onion Pasta

Ready in 30 minutes (10 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking)

Serves 2 people

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lbs Salmon Filet
• 1/4 cup mayo
• 1 cup parsley
• a bag of spinach (10oz)
• 1 onion, sliced and quartered
• 1 clove garlic, sliced
• 1/2 box pasta (gluten free rotini is pictured)

PREPARATION

1. Mix mayo and parsley in a food processor or by hand
2. Cut salmon into serving size pieces
3. Top salmon with mayo/parsley mixture
4. Preheat oven to 375F and cook salmon for 15-20 minutes depending on thickness of salmon pieces and personal preference
5. Slice onion and garlic
6. Cook pasta based on box ingredients
7. Add some olive oil to a pan. When heated, add onion and garlic
8. Sautee onion and garlic until clear and beginning to caramelize
9. Add spinach to pan and cook down
10. Mix cooked pasta with spinach & onions
11. Enjoy!