Baked Salmon with Spiced Lentils and Rice
Ingredients
- 2 salmon fillets
- 1 lemon, juice only
- 6 spring onions, trimmed and sliced
- 1 large garlic clove, sliced
- 1 pepper, sliced
- 6 mushrooms, sliced
- 400g tin green lentils
- 1 tsp each ground cumin, ground coriander, ground turmeric
- 250g packet ready-cooked basmati rice
- 200g/7oz spinach
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4 and place the salmon on a baking tray. Squeeze over the juice of a lemon, the spring onions, slices of garlic, pepper and mushrooms. Cover with foil and bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the salmon is cooked to your liking.
Meanwhile, drain and rinse the lentils, add to a pan with the spices and heat through. Cook the rice according to the packet instructions, and add this to the pan. Stir in the spinach allowing it to wilt for a couple of minutes.
Serve the lentils with the salmon.
Notes
This recipe serves 2 and is heart-healthy due to omega-3 fatty acids from salmon.
