Nut and seed-crusted salmon with brown rice pilaf

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

A crunchy, high-fibre crust is the perfect complement to the richness of a salmon fillet. This recipe can also be made gluten-free.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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Preheat oven to 180°C. Place salmon in a baking paper lined baking dish and press seed mix into the flesh to coat well. Place in oven and bake for 8 minutes or until just cooked. You want it to feel like a marshmallow.
While salmon cooks, lightly spray a deep-based pan with oil, and place over a medium heat. Add cinnamon sticks to the pan with onion and fry quickly, stirring for 8 minutes, or until nicely coloured. Add courgette and carrot and cook for a further 2 minutes. Remove onion mix from pan and add to fluffed cooked brown rice. Stir carefully to combine.
To the same pan, add silver beet and a sprinkle of water and cook until wilted. Squeeze over 1 lemon wedge.
In a small bowl, combine tahini, yoghurt, 1 tablespoon of water and squeeze of another lemon wedge. Mix well.
Serve salmon with greens and rice. Drizzle over tahini sauce. Garnish with remaining lemon and parsley, if desired.

Make it gluten free: Check tahijni is gluten free.

Make it low FODMAP: Replace onion with green leek leaves. Use chopped low-FODMAP nuts and seeds instead of seed mix.

Calories 592 cal

Kilojoules 2480 kJ

Protein 27 g

Total fat 33 g

Saturated fat 8 g

Carbohydrates 45 g

Sugar 7 g

Dietary fibre 7 g

Sodium 140 mg

Calcium 110 mg

Iron 2 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.