Garlic Butter Creamed Spinach Salmon

Ingredients

• Atlantic salmon

  Fish, wild, raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  2 tbsp or 28g

• Shallots

  Raw

  1 shallot (medium) or 43g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ½ tsp or 0.2g

• Heavy whipping cream

  Fluid

  1 cup, fluid or 238g

• Cream cheese

  Low fat

  2 oz or 57g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  8 tbsp or 40g

• Spinach

  Raw

  4 cup or 120g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  1 lemon yields or 47g

• Parsley

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 8g

• Chives

  Raw

  1 tbsp chopped or 3g

Directions

1. Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the salmon, skin side down, and cook for 2-3 minutes until the skin is crisp. Flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes until done to your liking. Remove from the skillet.
2. In the same skillet, add butter, shallots, and garlic. Cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes.
3. Add crushed red pepper flakes, heavy cream, and cream cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer over medium heat, stirring until smooth and creamy.
4. Add Parmesan and spinach, cooking until spinach is wilted, about 3-5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, parsley, and chives. Remove from heat and return salmon to the skillet.
5. To serve, plate each piece of salmon and spoon the sauce over the top.