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    Home » Recipes » Dinner » Fish

    Healthy Grilled Salmon with Wilted Spinach

    Published: Jan 8, 2019 · Updated: Apr 5, 2021 by Neil 6 Comments

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    Healthy grilled salmon with wilted spinach. Looking for an easy meal with salmon? Try this recipe! It tastes amazing and includes a simple lower fat sauce. #neilshealthymeals #recipe #dinner #grilled #salmon

    Healthy grilled salmon with wilted spinach. Looking for an easy meal with salmon? Try this recipe! It tastes amazing and includes a simple lower fat sauce.

    Healthy grilled salmon served on a bed of wilted spinach with a portion of sweetcorn and peas on a plate.

    Folks, you'll love this delicious healthy grilled salmon with wilted spinach meal.

    Here, I've topped grilled salmon fillets with an easy sauce which is made without any butter.

    This recipe proves that cooking healthily doesn't have to be complicated or involve loads of ingredients.

    Nor does it have to involve loads of pots and pans to wash up!

    Close up of a plate of healthy grilled salmon on a bed of wlted spinach with a portion of sweetcorn and peas on the plate. Looking delicious and ready to eat!

    As I said this is a an incredibly simple dish involving little effort.

    I think a lot of people avoid cooking with fish because they think it is too complicated.

    But actually its really easy to cook and takes almost no time at all.

    For instance here, this whole meal takes just 5 minutes to prep and 15 minutes to cook!

    Birds eye view of a plate of healthy grilled salmon with a healthy marinate on top and served with peas and sweetcorn.

    This is one of those quick healthy meals you'll be glad of. Especially when you're short of time, or just can't be bothered!

    The lower fat, lower calorie simple home-made sauce is made from store cupboard ingredients.

    So as long as you've got them, all you'll to spend some money on is your salmon fillets and a bag of spinach.

    I added a portion of peas and a portion of sweetcorn. Both of which we keep frozen in our freezer.

    Any frozen vegetables can easily be microwaved whilst the salmon bakes.

    A fork stuck into a grilled salmon filled on a bed of wilted spinach with a portion of peas and sweetcorn ready to eat.

    Why This Healthy Grilled Salmon Meal Is Good For You

    • A great source of healthy fats, particularly Omega-3.
    • A good source of vitamins and minerals.
    • Reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
    • Reduces the risk of colon, prostate and kidney cancers.
    • Maintains healthy skin and hair.

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    Healthy grilled salmon served on a bed of wilted spinach with a portion of sweetcorn and peas on a plate.
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    Healthy Grilled Salmon with Wilted Spinach Recipe

    Healthy grilled salmon with wilted spinach. Looking for an easy meal with salmon? Try this recipe! It tastes amazing and has a simple marinade.
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time15 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: International
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 338kcal
    Author: Neil

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    Equipment

    • Non stick frying pan
    • Kitchen scale
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Measuring spoons

    Ingredients

    • 2 skinless boneless salmon fillets
    • 250 g bag washed spinach
    • 4 tablespoon reduced fat mayonnaise
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 1 teaspoon capers chopped (from a jar)
    • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • Lemon wedges for serving.
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Pat the salmon fillets dry with some kitchen roll
    • Place the salmon fillets under a medium grill for 12-15 minutes, until cooked.
    • Whilst the salmon is cooking place the spinach leaves in a large frying pan and gently heat the pan, stirring the spinach allowing it to wilt, but not burn.
    • Whilst the salmon is cooking, and spinach wilting mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice and chopped capers in a small serving dish.
    • Divide the wilted spinach between two plates, top with the salmon and spoon the mayonnaise mixture over and serve with the lemon wedges.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 338kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 409mg | Potassium: 1530mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 11790IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 144mg | Iron: 4.8mg

    Nutrition Facts
    Healthy Grilled Salmon with Wilted Spinach
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 338 Calories from Fat 153
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 17g26%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Cholesterol 97mg32%
    Sodium 409mg18%
    Potassium 1530mg44%
    Carbohydrates 7g2%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 37g74%
    Vitamin A 11790IU236%
    Vitamin C 38mg46%
    Calcium 144mg14%
    Iron 4.8mg27%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Comments

    1. Jeff the Chef

      January 08, 2019 at 5:14 am

      5 stars
      Yum, that looks like fantastic salmon. I love mayo, so the sauce is a plus for me.

      Reply
      • Neil

        January 08, 2019 at 6:50 am

        Nice and simple isn't it Jeff? Thanks for taking the time to comment! 🙂

        Reply
    2. David @ Spiced

      January 08, 2019 at 1:33 pm

      5 stars
      You're right about seafood, and I totally want to start cooking salmon at home more often! It's so quick and easy, and that sauce you recommended here sounds delicious, Neil. This is a great way to get back off the holiday sugar coma. Thanks for sharing, my friend!

      Reply
      • Neil

        January 08, 2019 at 4:56 pm

        Thanks David. I think we're all trying to get off the holiday sugar coma. Ha ha!

        Reply
    3. mimi rippee

      January 08, 2019 at 11:01 pm

      Beautiful. It seems very European to serve the salmon with a mayo-based sauce. I enjoy salmon in all forms, but when I pan-grill it, it always paired with something green! Happy New Year!

      Reply
      • Neil

        January 10, 2019 at 7:32 am

        I just think Salmon is so under rated and people think its difficult to cook and so I thought I'd prove otherwise! I do agree that Salmon is best paired with something green. Like spinach or broccoli or even a nice green leaf salad.

        Reply

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