Mod Fam Food … simple salmon supper

Mod Fam Food… simple salmon & spinach supper

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A quick and easy salmon recipe which works equally well as a mid-week lunch and supper, or for entertaining over the weekend. Fantastic served with wilted spinach.

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Herb and Pistachio crusted Salmon 

You will need…

4 Salmon Fillets (skin on)

28g bread, made into breadcrumbs

28g Pistachio nuts, crushed

2 tbs fresh green pesto

Lemon zest

Juice of half a lemon

Drizzle of olive oil

Salt and pepper

Serves 4


mod fam foodLove this Joseph Joseph pestle & mortar from John Lewis. Also am a complete convert to this easy to use grater – similar here.

Here’s what to do…

  1. Place the salmon fillets on a baking tray/dish.
  2. Mix the bread crumbs, pesto, pistachio nuts and a touch of lemon zest together in a bowl and season.
  3. Divide the mixture between the 4 fillets and spread over the top of each piece of salmon.
  4. Drizzle with a little of olive oil and bake in the oven at 180 for about 20 minutes.
  5. To serve, remove skin from each fillet and drizzle with the juice of half a lemon.

mod fam food

mod fam food

Tips…

Substitute the green pesto with red, or try an olive paste as an alternative.

You can substitute the pistachios for nuts of your choice, or sprinkle with a seed mixture too.

The salmon is wonderful hot, or cold if you need to prepare ahead of time.

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mod fam foodFun coloured water bottles from John Lewis, colourful glass tumblers from LSA International, similar smaller ones here also at John Lewis.

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Wilted Spinach and lentils

 mod fam food

You will need…

200g bag washed baby spinach

125g puy lentils

28g butter

Juice of half a lemon

Dollop of Sour cream

Salt and Pepper

Serves 4

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Here’s what to do…

  1. put the lentils into a pan of water, bring to the boil and simmer until tender.
  2. Melt the butter in a large pan.
  3. Add the spinach and cook for 2-3 minutes until just wilting. Mix in the lentils.
  4. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon, season and serve immediately with a dollop of sour cream

mod fam food

mod fam food

Tips…

Try adding a quarter of a tsp of Cumin or cinnamon for a middle eastern flavour.

It’s as easy as that! Why not give it a whirl as a Valentines supper…? Take a peek here at some fab Valentines puds we did earlier in the month. Have a great weekend!

amanda delaney

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