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Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Salmon
Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Salmon is a restaurant quality pan seared salmon recipe in a delicious creamy sauce! Filled with garlic, sun dried tomatoes, spinach and parmesan cheese.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 serves
Calories: 561 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 salmon fillets skin off, or Trout or any white fish
- 1 pinch salt to season
- 1 pinch pepper
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 6 cloves garlic finely diced
- 1 yellow onion diced
- ⅓ cup dry white wine optional - do not use a sweet white wine
- 5 ounces sun dried tomato strips in oil jarred, drained of oil
- 1 ¾ cups half and half see notes
- 1 pinch salt to taste
- 1 pinch pepper to taste
- 3 cups baby spinach leaves
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese fresh grated, do not include for dairy free option
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch cornflour mixed with 1 tablespoons of water, optional
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the salmon filets (or fish if using) on both sides with salt and pepper, and sear in the hot pan, flesh-side down first, for 5 minutes on each side, or until cooked to your liking. Once cooked, remove from the pan and set aside.
- Melt the butter in the remaining juices leftover in the pan. Add in the garlic and fry until fragrant (about one minute). Fry the onion in the butter. Pour in the white wine (if using), and allow to reduce down slightly. Add the sun dried tomatoes and fry for 1-2 minutes to release their flavours.
- Reduce heat to low heat, add the half and half (or heavy cream), and bring to a gentle simmer, while stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper to your taste.
- Add in the spinach leaves and allow to wilt in the sauce, and add in the parmesan cheese. Allow sauce to simmer for a further minute until cheese melts through the sauce. (For a thicker sauce, add the milk/cornstarch mixture to the centre of the pan, and continue to simmer while quickly stirring the mixture through until the sauce thickens.)
- Add the salmon back into the pan; sprinkle with the parsley, and spoon the sauce over each filet.
- Serve over pasta, rice or steamed veg.
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Notes
- *Half and half is an American product, made from equal parts light cream and milk. Feel free to use half light cream and half 2% milk (or full fat if not worried about calories and fat counts), in place of half and half.
- Alternatively, use all light cream or heavy cream.
- Not a traditional Tuscan recipe. Adapted from Olive Garden's Tuscan Chicken.
Nutrition Information
Calories
561kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
45g
(90%)
Fat
32g
(49%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
134mg
(45%)
Sodium
507mg
(21%)
Potassium
1.605mg
(0%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
3.095IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
50mg
(56%)
Calcium
227mg
(23%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4serves
Amount Per Serving
Calories 561
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 561kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 45g | 90% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 134mg | 45% |
| Sodium | 507mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 1.605mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 3.095IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 50mg | 56% |
| Calcium | 227mg | 23% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.