Salmon with spiced pumpkin and tomatoes

Serve these tasty fish fillets with spiced pumpkin and lemon wedges for a complete mid-week meal.

Recipe «Salmon with spiced pumpkin and tomatoes» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped, 2 celery stalks, trimmed, thinly sliced, 1/3 cup blanched whole almonds, 1 tsp ground cumin , 1 tsp sweet paprika, 800g jap pumpkin, peeled, seeded, cut into 2cm pieces, 400g can chopped tomatoes , 4 x 175g pieces salmon or ocean trout fillet, skinned, 1/3 cup coarsely chopped coriander leaves, Lemon wedges, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 
• 2 celery stalks, trimmed, thinly sliced 
• 1/3 cup blanched whole almonds 
• 1 tsp ground cumin 
• 1 tsp sweet paprika 
• 800g jap pumpkin, peeled, seeded, cut into 2cm pieces 
• 400g can chopped tomatoes 
• 4 x 175g pieces salmon or ocean trout fillet, skinned 
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped coriander leaves 
• Lemon wedges, to serve 

Instructions

1. Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, celery and almonds. Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes or until vegetables are beginning to soften. Add spices. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.
2. Add pumpkin to pan. Stir to coat, then add tomatoes and 1/2 cup water. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low-medium. Cover. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.
3. Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add salmon. Season to taste, then cook for 4-5 minutes, turning once, or until pale golden and cooked to your liking.
4. Divide pumpkin mixture among plates. Sprinkle with coriander then top with salmon. Serve with lemon wedges.