Salmon in seafood sauce
IF your family love seafood, you can’t go wrong with this nutrientrich recipe; salmon is one of our healthy super foods, seafood is abundant in zinc plus samphire and tomatoes are packed with essential vitamins and iron...
Ingredients:
4 quality salmon fillets Olive oil 1 garlic clove, chopped or crushed
2 handfuls of samphire – sodium rich, so salt not necessary for this recipe 125ml white wine 1 fish stock capsule/stock cube 200g cherry tomatoes, halved 150g langoustines or king prawns shelled and de-veined
100g calamari (squid tubes) sliced into rings
200g fresh clams (order day before from local fishmonger) 200g mussels in their shell 300ml crème fraiche 1 lemon, cut into small wedges
Recipe:
Scrub and de-beard the mussels and rinse the clams, steam both in a covered pan with the white wine and garlic.
When the shells open, remove from the pan with a slotted spoon.
Add the fish stock cube/capsule to the hot liquor and set aside.
In the same pan, saute the calamari in a tbsp of olive oil for three mins.
Add the salmon and fish liquor from the shellfish and simmer for a further five minutes turning continuously.
Finally, add the cherry tomatoes, prawns, shellfish, spinach and crème fraiche and simmer very gently.
Simmer for a further five mins then serve immediately with the lemon wedges, enjoy!
Lesley and her husband Roberto own Roberto’s Italian on Ocean Plaza. For more of Lesley’s recipes, pop by and say hello or go to www.ritaliandiner.co.uk
Why salmon, samphire and tomatoes?
All are anti-inflammatory and loaded with nutrients and very powerful antioxidants.
Salmon is rich in essential Omega 3 fatty acids, it’s a highquality protein food that can reduce blood pressure.
It’s also an excellent source of essential vitamins and minerals in particular; B vitamins, potassium and selenium.
Samphire is high in salt but rich in fibre plus vitamins A, B and C, plus calcium, magnesium and potassium.
Tomatoes are a major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene, and also contain several vitamins and minerals including vitamins C, K1, B9, potassium and beta-carotene.