Salmon Fillets with Sage & Quinoa

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recipe by Sara Lewis https://lovefood.com/profile/139037/sara-lewis/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    26mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    596
based on 1 ratings

Salmon couldn’t be easier to cook. Here it is paired with nutty quinoa and a herby, zesty sage butter to create a light, fresh meal that’s ready in minutes.

recipe updated Nov 17, 2021

Ingredients

  • Butter icon
    Butter
    115 g
  • Fresh sage icon
    Fresh sage
    8
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Quinoa icon
    Quinoa
    175 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Fresh chives icon
    Fresh chives
    as needed
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • Salmon filet icon
    Salmon filet
    4
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    1 tablespoon

Tools

  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Skillet pan
  • kCook icon Large cast iron skillet
  • kCook icon Saucepan
  • kCook icon Serving plate
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Add quinoa and water to a clean saucepan
  2. Cook - 15 min
  3. Add butter, fresh sage, lemon and fresh chives to a clean medium bowl
  4. Pre-heat a clean large cast iron skillet
  5. Transfer fish to large cast iron skillet
  6. Mix medium bowl
  7. Add salt & pepper to taste, salmon filet and olive oil to the medium bowl
  8. Rub
  9. Cook large cast iron skillet carefully - 6 min, high heat
  10. Remove then set aside
  11. Stir
  12. Add lemon to the quinoa
  13. Season with salt & pepper to taste
  14. Transfer fish to 4 serving plates
  15. Transfer quinoa to 4 serving plates evenly
  16. Serve
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