BenKat’s Slow Cooked Salmon Florentine

Beautiful flaky salmon served on a bed of spinach with lemon butter sauce. Only takes 1.5h cooked on low. Pair with a crisp Sauvignon Blanc

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Lightly grease the slow cooker with butter

Step 2

Thinly slice half the lemon and put half of these lemon slices and all of the onion over the base of the slow cooker pot

Step 3

Top with salmon fillets (about 175g each) and add the bouquet garni. Cover the fish with the remaining lemon slices

Step 4

Pour the stock and wine mixture over the fish

Step 5

Cover and cook on low for 1.5h until the fish flakes easily

Step 6

Meanwhile finely grate the rind of the other half of the lemon, and squeeze the juice into a bowl and set aside

Step 7

When the fish is nearly cooked, wash the spinach and then cook in the microwave in the water clinging to the leaves, for 3-5 mins until wilted. Drain well, squeezing out as much water as possible, arrange on a serving dish and season with nnutmeg

Step 8

Carefully lift out the fish, discarding the onion and lemon slices and place on top of the spinach and keep warm

Step 9

Melt the remaining butter in a pan or the microwave, stir in the lemon rind, and half the juice. Taste and adjust as necessary. Serve with the salmon and spinach

Step 10

Serving suggestion: serve with thinly sliced fried potatoes