Parmesan Crusted Salmon Florentine - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1/4 cup minced shallot
    1 teaspoon minced garlic
    5 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
    1 pinch salt
    1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
    1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
    1 tablespoon low-fat cream cheese
    1 - 1 1/4 lb salmon fillet, cut into 4 portions
    2 tablespoons mayonnaise
    1 teaspoon lawry's lemon pepper
    2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
    3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
    Pam cooking spray
Preparation
    For the Spinach mixture (which can be made ahead prior as a time saver for entertaining).Thaw spinach and squeeze of all excess liquid. Set aside. Heat oil in a large skillet, over medium heat and add shallots. Cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 minutes and add garlic; cook 1 minute more. Add spinach, sundried tomatoes, salt, pepper flakes and pepper; cook, stirring, 2 minutes more. Remove from heat; let cool about 15 minutes. Add ricotta and cream cheese; stir to combine.
    Directions for the Salmon:
    1.Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
    2.Fillet salmon and place skin side down on a glass baking dish.
    3.Spread a generous amount of mayonnaise; cover entire top of fish.
    4.Sprinkle liberally with bread crumbs mixture. Spray with Pam.
    5.Bake about 15-20 minutes, uncovered.
    6.Place under broiler until top turns brown.
    Place a scoop of the spinach on each plate and top the mixture with a piece of salmon.

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