Thyme Salmon with Leek Coulis
This healthy salmon recipe is a win-win! It’s delicious and nutritious. I love fatty fish, and salmon is my favorite. Salmon is one of the best brain foods you can get. It is high in omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, vitamin D, and so much more!
When I prepare salmon, I purchase wild salmon. I don’t want to feed my family farmed salmon. I maintain this policy in restaurants too. When salmon is on the menu, I inquire as to the way it was raised. If the server doesn’t know, it’s likely the salmon is farmed.
Thyme Salmon
Ingredients
- 1 pound salmon
- 12 sprigs thyme
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
Instructions
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Heat oven to 500°F
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Rinse salmon and pat dry
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Place salmon on a parchment paper lined baking sheet
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Place thyme leaves underneath salmon
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Rub salmon with olive oil and sprinkle with salt
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Turn off oven and place salmon in hot oven, baking for 10-12 minutes, until just pink on the very inside
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Serve with Leek Coulis
Leek Coulis
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 inches leeks, white part and green part
- 1 fennel bulb, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, finely chopped
- 3 cups baby spinach, roughly chopped
- 1 cup full fat coconut milk
- ¼ cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ cup olive oil
Instructions
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Heat olive oil in a 9 inch skillet
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Saute leeks and fennel for 6-8 minutes until soft
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Stir in thyme and spinach and cover skillet for 2-3 minutes until spinach is thoroughly wilted
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Stir coconut milk into mixture
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Transfer mixture to a vitamix and puree on highest speed until smooth
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Blend in lemon juice and salt
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While vitamix is running on medium speed, slowly drizzle in olive oil
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Serve over salmon or veggies
Equipment
This healthy salmon recipe is based on one from Gluten-Free Girl. When I remade it my goal was to create my own dairy-free version. I guess I succeeded. My husband had no idea that I had removed the cream in the original recipe, and replaced it with coconut milk!
For those of you following my book tour, this week I will be on Martha Stewart Living’s radio show, tomorrow (Wednesday, 8/26) 8:30 AM (Mountain Time).
