Salmon with Creamy Tuscan Sauce and Spinach
A quick and flavorful Italian-inspired salmon dish featuring a creamy Tuscan sauce and fresh spinach.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pan-Seared
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 salmon fillets
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- Fresh basil leaves for garnish
- Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Pat the salmon fillets dry and season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté minced garlic until fragrant.
- Increase heat to medium-high. Add salmon fillets skin-side down and cook until skin is crispy.
- Flip salmon and cook for 3-4 minutes more, until cooked through.
- Remove salmon from skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add cherry tomatoes and cook until softened. Add spinach and cook until wilted.
- Pour in heavy cream and sprinkle with red pepper flakes. Stir to combine and simmer until thickened.
- Return salmon to the skillet. Spoon sauce over the fillets and simmer for 1 minute.
- Plate the salmon, drizzle with sauce, garnish with basil, and serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- For a lighter option, substitute heavy cream with coconut cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: N/A
- Sodium: N/A
- Fat: N/A
- Saturated Fat: N/A
- Unsaturated Fat: N/A
- Trans Fat: N/A
- Carbohydrates: N/A
- Fiber: N/A
- Protein: N/A
- Cholesterol: N/A
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