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Salmon with French green lentils

Salmon with French green lentils

Oven-roasted salmon on green lentils simmered with carrot, leek and celery, finished with wholegrain mustard and spinach. A French bistro classic.

45 min
total
4
people
469
calories per serving

Per serving

41 g
Protein
29 g
Carbs
18 g
Fat

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Ingredients

4
  • 520 g
    Salmon
  • 180 g
    Green lentil
  • 200 g
    Carrot
  • 200 g
    Leek
  • 100 g
    Apium graveolens
  • 100 g
    Onion
  • 150 g
    Spinach
  • 1 tbsp
    Whole grain mustard
  • 1 pc
    Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.
  • 10 g
    Flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 leaf
    Bay leaf
  • 1 pinch
    Thyme
  • 0.3 tsp
    Salt

Allergens

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Instructions

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  1. Rinse the lentils and put them in a pan with three times their volume of water, the bay leaf and thyme. Simmer gently for 20 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, finely dice the carrot, leek, celery and onion and soften them for 5 minutes in a splash of water. Add them to the lentils for the last 10 minutes.

  3. Lay the salmon on a tray and bake for 12 to 14 minutes at 200 °C.

  4. Stir the spinach, mustard, parsley and a squeeze of lemon into the drained lentils, season lightly and serve with the salmon.

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Chef's tips

  • •The lentils reheat well: make double for a packed lunch.

Storage

Keeps for 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat gently until piping hot all the way through.

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