Parmesan Crusted Salmon Florentine - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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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
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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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