ROASTED SALMON STUFFED WITH CHEESY SPINACH & LEEKS

by Zarina
Roasted Salmon Stuffed with Cheesy Spinach and Leeks

This was such a decadently stunning dish and only took 30 minutes from start to finish!!.. how amazing is that?  I served it with some brown rice stir fried with garlic, onion and kale.  So scrumptious even the kids were licking their plates!!

Hope you like this one and give it a go!

Roasted Salmon Stuffed with Cheesy Spinach and Leeks

ROASTED SALMON STUFFED WITH CHEESY SPINACH & LEEKS

Serves: 6 Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
( 1 voted )

Ingredients

  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 salmon fillets - skin can be off or on
  • 400g spinach
  • 1 leek large, chopped fine
  • 6 garlic cloves chopped fine
  • 50g cream cheese @philadelphia_uki
  • 30g parmesan, finely grated
  • 30g mozzarella, grated
  • 0.5 lemon, juiced
  • Sea salt and black pepper
  • Chilli flakes to taste

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 220°C
2. Heat oil in pan on med heat, add leeks and garlic and sauté until soft and translucent
3. Add handfuls of spinach and keep stirring until it all wilts
4. Stir in the cheeses until they melt and combine well with the spinach
5. Season with salt, pepper and chilli flakes to taste, set aside to cool
6. Place the salmon on a clean work surface and with a sharp knife make a slit lengthwise through the each fish fillet (without cutting through!) creating a little pocket
7. Fill each pocket with the spinach mixture and place on oven tray
8. Drizzle salmon with a little olive oil, salt and pepper
9. Bake in the oven until cooked through and starting to colour, about 10 minutes
10. Enjoy!

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