Lime, Dill and Garlic Crusted Salmon & Orange-Garlic Honey Sautéed Spinach
We really love salmon and find that Lime, Dill and Garlic pair great together. Combined with the orange-garlic honey sautéed spinach makes a very healthy combination.
We try to have fish in our diet at least a few times a month and each time I cook salmon, I like to try different combinations of flavours.
However, this time I was inspired by a previous salmon recipe I made, where I made a Lime & Dill Pesto.
The recipe takes very little time to prepare, marinate and cook. You basically marinate the fish and cooking doesn't take more than fifteen minutes, et voila, a delicious recipe which is also a super healthy dish that is very light and good for your heart as well.
I have written many times about The Mediterranean Diet and have listed a lot of Healthy recipes, including salmon dishes..
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- Regulate blood sugar levels and fat burning
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- Help to prevent diabetes
- Deficiency in children is linked to dyslexia, poor motor skills and ADHD
- Deficiency in teens makes them more prone to anger, hostility, and violence.
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Today is our wedding anniversary but on this day we also celebrate the Liberation of Athens from the Nazis (12 October, 1944).
Now, the EU and especially the Germans are back with a second occupation, this time economic and are quickly leading the Greek people to poverty by imposing austere measures which are beyond any imagination: 30% decrease in salaries and pensions, imposing of taxes, more taxes and more to come.
With lower revenue and a stagnating economy, how will Greece begin to grow again?
I don't know for how long we can afford to eat expensive food, such as salmon, but as long as we can afford it, we will try to enjoy it as often as we can.
Lime, Dill and Garlic Crusted Salmon
We really love salmon and find that Lime, Dill and Garlic pair great together Combined with the orange-garlic honey sautéed spinach makes a very healthy combination
Ingredients
- 3 salmon fillets
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoon Lime & Dill pesto
Crust:
- 1 cup dried breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoon mixed spice mixture
- Salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180oC / 350o F.
- Wash the salmon fillets and pat dry.
- Place in a bowl together with the pesto and rub the fillets.
- Mix the spices with the salt, breadcrumbs and bread the fillets
- Heat the olive oil in a sautéing pan skin-side down, for about 5 minutes, until the skin is golden brown and crisp and then turn on the other side for 5 more minutes.
- Place in the oven and bake for 5 minutes or until it flakes.
Notes
If you frying pan cannot go in the oven remove it to a baking tin before baking.
(If you like you can also bake the fish directly in the oven).
I served it with Jacket Potatoes, Skordalia and Orange-Garlic Honey Spinach (recipe below).
Orange-Garlic Honey Sautéed Spinach
This sautéed spinach is a quick, healthy and tasty side dish for for fish or other meat dishes.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 300 grams Spinach
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ⅓ cup fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
Instructions
- Wash the spinach and dry.
- Heat the olive oil in a non stick frying pan. Add the garlic and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until fragrant, for a few seconds.
- Add the spinach and toss to coat and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 2 - 3 minutes.
- Dissolve honey in orange juice and add to the spinach.
- Season with salt and pepper, cover with lid and cook for another 5 minutes.
Kopiaste and Kali Orexi,
That dish looks so good!
I am ever so sorry to hear about the situation in Greece! So sad.
Courage!
Cheers,
Rosa
Î εÏ‚ τα!!
We will survive Ivy!!
Wonderful dish, I love salmon. I also like your side dish of spinach. I always try to find new ways to enjoy my greens.
Happy anniversary to both of you Ivy!! Να ζήσετε!
Happy Anniversary to the lovely couple.....awesome recipe....
Mmmmm love this Ivy! I don't care if it's diet food or not I could eat this all the time. Salmon is one of my favorites and I love your lime dill pesto - screams summer. I got to try your spinach recipe too...mmm honey, baby!
Happy anniversary! Tasty and healthy recipe, it is making my mouth water. I do hope the situation can improve for Greece. The view that some people have of the situation is heavily influenced by those making the decisions because of their wealth and power and it is all too easy to forget how much the average person suffers.
First, many wishes for your wedding anniversary. Congratulations on the delicious recipe that you have proposed. I love salmon. Surely I'll copy the recipe. A big hug to you and your husband
Thank you very much my friends for your wishes and kind comments.
Ivy, your meal is gorgeous...love how you prepared the salmon...so tasty.
Hope you are having a great week 🙂
Happy Anniversary. My parents´anniversary was on the 07/08/2011. Ivy congradulations! You really lost weight!! You look wonderfull!! (Demetris too :-)!!) I will not comment on the financial situation in Greece because I believe that only God can change things over there, but I will comment on your recipe. Delicious as always! I like the honey addition in the ingredients.
i love this recipe Ivy, the combination Salmon - spinach is addictive!
I really hope Greeks will get over these problems soon enough.. Courage!
Filakia
Happy Anniversary! What a delicious meal. The pesto on the salmon sounds fantastic.
Happy Anniversary, dear Ivy!
i am so glad to find your website, found it while searching for tahini muffin recipe. and now i can't stop looking at your blog! happy anniversary and greetings from young arab american looking forward to trying your recipes!
Hi Rana, glad to meet you.
Happy happy aniversary to the lovely couple =) I wish you many more happy years! Also this plate looks healthy and very delish Ivy good since I'm also trying to eat healthy - not dieting anymore since I'm pregnant. But to answer your question you asked on my blog I did manage to lose 25kg since Jan and even being pregnant have kept it off. Happy days to you Ivy!
Congratulations Heni for being pregnant and losing 25 kilos, wow, that is an achievement.
A very very happy anniversary! And what a delightful, flavorful, fabulous meal! I love love the fish and the spinach!