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Cajun salmon with garlic greens

Looking for a lower-carb salmon recipe? Try this Cajun spiced dish with garlic and zesty lemon flavoured greens.

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 4 cups broccoli, cut into florets
  • 2 cups green beans, cut into 4cm lengths
  • 4 x 100g skinless salmon fillets
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
  • olive spray oil, and 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon zest of lemon
  • 2 x 400g cans cannellini beans, rinsed, drained
  • 4 cups coarsely chopped silver beet
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • cracked black pepper
  • lemon wedges, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Steam or boil broccoli and beans for 2 minutes, or until just tender. Drain and set aside.

    2 Sprinkle the salmon fillets with Cajun seasoning. Heat a chargrill pan or barbecue hotplate over high heat, and spray with oil. Grill the salmon for 2 minutes each side, for medium, or until cooked to your liking.

    3 Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add garlic and zest; cook, stirring, for 1 minute, or until fragrant. Add steamed veges and cannellini beans, cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the silver beet and cook, stirring, until just wilted. Add lemon juice to taste, and season with pepper.

    4 Serve salmon on the warm veges with a wedge of lemon.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check Cajun seasoning is gluten free.

    HFG tip

    Watch out! Cajun seasoning can be quite spicy, so adjust the amount you use according to taste.

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