Baked Salmon with Zingy Ginger Sauce
Eat the rainbow with this baked salmon with zingy ginger sauce, perfect for a quick week night dinner that's nutritious and delicious.
Baked Salmon with Zingy Ginger Sauce
Eating the rainbow is easy with this salmon recipe. It’s perfect as a quick weeknight dinner or as a nutritious and delicious work from home lunch option. Packed full of variety and flavour thanks to our zingy ginger sauce we think this once will be on high rotation.
Health Goals
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prep time5m
cook time20m
serves2
ingredients15
difficulty
Ingredients
For the salmon
- extra virgin olive oil
- 2 pieces of salmon (approx. 120 – 150g per piece)
- 2 cups kale slaw
- 1/3 cup chickpeas (less than 1/4 is low FODMAP friendly)
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes, sliced up
- ½ cup cucumber, diced up
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 1 tbsp of zingy ginger sauce (recipe below)
For the zingy ginger sauce
- 3cm green spring onion (finely chopped)
- 1cm ginger (grated)
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
- juice of ½ lemon
- 1 tbsp tamari
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Place a large frying pan over high heat.
- Rub extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper on both sides of each salmon.
- When the pan is hot, place salmon skin-side down for 30-60 seconds. Turn onto all sides for 30 to 60 seconds each side.
- Place on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 10 minutes. While the salmon is baking, prepare the salad.
- In a large bowl, combine the kale slaw, chickpeas, cherry tomatoes and cucumber. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Divide between two bowls.
- When salmon is cooked, place it on top of the salad. In a small bowl, combine all the zingy ginger sauce ingredients. Drizzle on top of the salmon to serve.
Nutrition Per Serving
Per 100g | Per serve | |
Energy | 480Kj | 2817Kj |
Protein | 7.0g | 41.3g |
Total Fat | 7.7g | 45.0g |
| 1.4g | 8.2g |
Total Carbohydrates | 2.9g | 16.7g |
| Sugar | 1.8g | 10.4g |
| Dietary Fibre | 3.2g | 18.9g |
| Sodium | 120mg | 705mg |
Quantities above are a guide only. Remember, foods contain FODMAPs in various amounts and serving size is important. If you're unsure whether a particular food is suitable for you, how much you can eat or whether or not you might stack your FODMAPs when you combine different foods, check in with your healthcare professional.