Baked Salmon With Spinach And Leeks

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 leeks, washed, trimmed and sliced
• 500 g fresh baby spinach leaves
• 400 g organic salmon fillets
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh gingerroot, grated
• 1/2 lemon, juice of, only
• 1 tablespoon fresh coriander leaves, for garnish
• 2 avocados, halved and stoned
• 1 lemon, juice of, only
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped
• 1 tablespoon miso
• 1 teaspoon umeboshi, paste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 200°c.
• 2 gently boil or steam the leeks for 5 minutes to soften.
• 3 place the spinach leaves in a medium-sized baking tin and top with the leeks. place the salmon on top.
• 4 mix together the oil, garlic and ginger and liberally brush over the salmon. squeeze the lemon juice over the salmon.
• 5 place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. remove and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
• 6 garnish with fresh coriander leaves. goes well with avocado dressing drizzled over the top.
• 7 to make the dressing, scoop the flesh from the avocados into a small food processor bowl. add all the other dressing ingredients and blend until smooth. if necessary add a little cold water to form a smooth paste.