Sweet Potato Salmon

Name: Sweet Potato Salmon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cutlets fresh wild-caught salmon; salt; 2 large red sweet potatoes; 1 red onion, peeled and sliced; 1/2 yellow capsicum, deseeded and sliced; 1/2 red capsicum, deseeded and sliced; 1/2 green pepper, deseeded and sliced; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tsp rapadura sugar

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:10min

Updated at: Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:08:44 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories342.2 kcal (17%)

Total Fat8.9 g (13%)

Carbs29 g (11%)

Sugars7.8 g (9%)

Protein32.1 g (64%)

Sodium960.2 mg (48%)

Fiber4.6 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

0.5yellow capsicum

deseeded and sliced

0.5red capsicum

deseeded and sliced

0.5green pepper

deseeded and sliced

2 Tbspbutter

1 tsprapadura sugar

Instructions

Step 1

Peel the sweet potato, chop into pieces, place in filtered water, bring to the boil and simmer until potato is soft. Drain and add 1 tablespoon and mash.

Step 2

In a fry pan, melt 1 tbsp butter, add 1 tsp rapadura sugar and mix; add onion and capsicums and cook until soft.

Step 3

Heat a skillet on medium-high heat. Place the salmon on the skillet (or, alternatively, cook the salmon on a hot barbecue), season with salt, and cook for 5 minutes then turn and cook on the other side for a further 2 minutes.

Step 4

Plate the sweet potato mash, lightly spread out so you can nestle the salmon on top. Top with onion and capsicum mix. Serve with salad.