Salsa verde with salmon

Ingredients:

  • 4 x 180g salmon fillets
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Salsa verde:

  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • Finely grated rind and juice from 1 lemon
  • 1 cup flat leaf parsley
  • 1 cup basil
  • 2 teaspoons capers, rinsed
  • 180ml extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 lemon, sliced

Method:

Heat a medium-sized fry pan over medium-high heat. Coat salmon with olive oil and place in a hot pan, skin side down. Cook for approximately 3-5 minutes, turning once. Remove salmon and place on a plate to rest.

Combine salsa verde ingredients in a food processor and pulse until smooth.

Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper, and add a squeeze of lemon to taste. Drizzle with the salsa verde and enjoy.

Serve with cauliflower puree.

Nutrition:
Energy
Protein
Fat total
Saturated fat
Monounsaturated fat
Polyunsaturated fat
Trans fat
Very long chain N3 fatty acids
Carbohydrates
Sugars
Fibre
Sodium
Nutrition: Per serve
(4 serves total)
Per 100g
Energy 3200kJ 1100kJ
Protein 40g 14g
Fat total 67g 23g
Saturated fat 12g 4g
Monounsaturated fat 43g 15g
Polyunsaturated fat 8g 3g
Trans fat 0.08g 0.03g
Very long chain N3 fatty acids 3g 1g
Carbohydrates 1g 0.3g
Sugars 0.6g 0.2g
Fibre 2g 0.8g
Sodium 170mg 60mg