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Creamy Seared Salmon with Spinach Recipe

Creamy Seared Salmon with Spinach Recipe

This creamy seared salmon with spinach recipe is made with a salted creamy sauce and pan-seared salmon. Mushrooms and spinach are added to the cream sauce creating a decadent dish that you can easily make at home. It comes together easily and only requires one pan for cooking.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 5 mushrooms
  • 1 onion
  • 1 bunch spinach
  • 270 g salmon (~1/2 lb)
Seasonings
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 150 ml milk

Method
 

Preparing the Main Ingredients
  1. Slice the mushrooms into thin slices
  2. Slice the onion into long thin strips
  3. Chop the spinach bunch into bite sized chunks
  4. Remove the scales from the salmon
    Removing scales from salmon
  5. Rinse the salmon with water and wipe dry
  6. Cut the salmon into bite sized chunks and season with 1 tsp of salt and black pepper
  7. Coat the fish with flour
    Adding flour to the fish
Cooking
  1. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil and 1 tbsp of butter into a frying pan. Heat on medium until butter is fully melted
  2. Add the salmon with the skin side down into the frying pan
    Frying the fish
  3. Fry on all sides on medium heat for 2-3 minutes
  4. Add the mushrooms and spinach into the frying pan with the salmon and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes
    Adding the spinach and mushrooms
  5. Add the milk and stew for about 10 minutes until water content decreases
  6. Adjust taste as needed with additional salt and pepper
  7. Serve and enjoy!
    Finished Creamy Salmon Recipe

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