Salmon & spinach with tartare cream

Salmon & spinach with tartare cream

Ever-versatile salmon is as popular on our shopping lists as chicken. Make the most of it with this impressive recipe

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Heart healthy

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a pan, season the salmon on both sides, then fry for 4 mins each side until golden and the flesh flakes easily. Leave to rest on a plate while you cook the spinach.
  2. Tip the leaves into the hot pan, season well, then cover and leave to wilt for 1 min, stirring once or twice. Spoon the spinach onto plates, then top with the salmon. Gently heat the crème fraîche in the pan with a squeeze of the lemon juice, the capers and parsley, then season to taste. Be careful not to let it boil. Spoon the sauce over the fish, then serve with lemon wedges.
Try

Which salmon?

So versatile - the possibilities for cooking it are endless. For a more environmentally friendly and often leaner fish, choose salmon farmed in open sea conditions (or even better, wild).

Know how - quick sauce

Folding lemon juice, capers and chopped parsley through crème fraîche makes a quick sauce for salmon, trout and white fish.

Per serving

321 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 3g, sugar 3g, salt 0.77 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2008.

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  • 15 April 2008

    Zeckie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a fab receipe. We eat a lot of salmon and I have been looking for a simple sauce to go with pan fried fillets. It's tasty, the capers work brilliantly and I'd never thought of using creme fresh! Really easy to make too. Will make this again and again.

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  • 18 April 2008

    delsh21 commented on this recipe

    Great recipe. Such an easy and tasty sauce to have with any fish - and low fat! :-)

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  • 28 April 2008

    firstlunchthenwar rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Awesome recipe!

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  • 30 April 2008

    sablenat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this is a fantastic recipe with well suggested source. it goes well with potato wedges or salad. Is simple, easy and healthy, I love it!

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  • 27 May 2008

    Loops rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent. Couldn't be easier or tastier. I used a hand held blender in the pan to break up the capers a little. It blended the richness of the creme fraiche with the potentially overpowering taste of the capers.

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    05 July 2008

    Ben rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty, fairly healthy and extremely quick to make - 15 minutes tops from start to finish.

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  • Binder photo Ben

    09 July 2008

    Ben rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Simple and tasty and now a family favourite

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  • 18 November 2008

    lesley commented on this recipe

    my daughter will cook this in alocal cookery competition

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    04 January 2009

    A. commented on this recipe

    Sorry to be a dunce but can someone tell me how to "season the salmon" exactly? I look forward to being able to review it properly!

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  • 05 January 2009

    Emma rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    try adding some prawns and dill to the sauce instead of capers and parsley - very nice! I also add onions for some more flavour! Very simple and a firm favourite in our house!

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  • 23 February 2009

    Cilla rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great midweek meal!

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  • 24 February 2009

    Samantha commented on this recipe

    Hi A. Season with salt and pepper.

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  • 19 March 2009

    Sutu rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delightfully simple to make and a delight to eat! Good mid week meal

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  • 29 March 2009

    Issy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this before and its excellent! i hope to do it for my GCSE catering, but i think im going to change, the spinich for cous cous and use some vedgitables! Fantastic!

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  • 29 March 2009

    Issy commented on this recipe

    Do you think this would be a good idea? i would love some feedback or ideas

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  • 23 April 2009

    cherie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So quick to make and delicious. Very healthy too. Some people don't like capers so they could easily be left out with no major impact on the overall taste. Lovely and light.

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  • 19 May 2009

    Kelvin commented on this recipe

    If you execute this simple recipe well, it is extremely delicious. I served my with a side of lemon couscous. Lovely!

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  • 23 May 2009

    Hilary rated and commented on this recipe

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    Tastes great and it's a snap to make!

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  • 30 May 2009

    tracey rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    don't know about this dish something just didn't float are boat

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  • 07 June 2009

    Natalie commented on this recipe

    Yummy, very tasty and very quick. A regular in our house now.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Heart healthy

Ready in 15 minutes

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Per serving

321 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 3g, sugar 3g, salt 0.77 g

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