Baked maple-glazed salmon with wilted spinach

Recipes / Fish

Making a tasty meal with just a few ingredients is easier than you think - the proof is in our baked salmon with a side of wilted spinach.

Recipe «Baked maple-glazed salmon with wilted spinach» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 18 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice, 1/3 cup maple syrup, 2 tsp freshly grated ginger, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 4 x 180g salmon fillets, without skin , 2 tsp olive oil, 150g baby spinach leaves .

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice 
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup 
  • 2 tsp freshly grated ginger 
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed 
  • 4 x 180g salmon fillets, without skin 
  • 2 tsp olive oil 
  • 150g baby spinach leaves 

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Place orange juice, syrup, ginger and garlic in a small pan over medium heat, and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 8 minutes or until slightly reduced and syrupy.
  3. Place salmon on prepared tray. Reserve half the maple glaze. Use remaining glaze to brush over salmon fillets. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until cooked to your liking, brushing salmon with reserved glaze halfway through cooking.
  4. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large non-stick frypan over high heat. Add the baby spinach leaves and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes, until just wilted. Season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  5. To serve, divide the wilted spinach and salmon fillets among four serving plates, and drizzle salmon fillets with any remaining reserved glaze.