Salmon lentil salad with cucumber cream

Ingredients

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Units: Metric Imperial (US)

Measurements explained

• 200g salmon fillet (bones removed, or use tail portion), halved
  
• 2 teaspoons reduced-salt soy sauce
  
• 1 teaspoon mirin
  
• zest and juice of 1 lemon
  
• 1 tablespoon plain or lemon-infused olive oil
  
• 400g can lentils in spring water, drained and rinsed
  
• 1 red capsicum, chopped
  
• 2 cups roughly chopped rocketarugulaX
  
• 1 telegraph cucumber, diced
  
• 2 small cooked beetrootbeetsX, diced (we used LeaderBrand)
  
• ¾ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
  
• cracked black pepper, to taste
  
• fresh basil or mint, to garnish (optional)
  
• dollop of beetrootbeetsX sauerkraut (optional, we used Living Goodness)

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Instructions

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1. Preheat oven to 200°C. On an oven dish lined with baking paper, place salmon. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce and mirin and brush over salmon. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until just cooked through.
2. In a large bowl, combine lemon juice, zest and oil. Add lentils, capsicum, rocket and half of the cucumber. Mix well. Add beetroot and gently combine.
3. Using a food processor or stick blender, blend yoghurt, black pepper and remaining cucumber until smooth.
4. To serve, divide lentil salad between 2 plates and break pieces of salmon over the top. Drizzle with cucumber cream, garnish with fresh basil or mint, if using, and serve with sauerkraut on the side, if using.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check soy sauce, mirin and sauer­kraut are gluten free.

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Nutrition info (per serve)

Calories 577 cal

Kilojoules 2420 kJ

Total fat 32 g

Saturated fat 8 g

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First published: Jan 2018

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