Salmon Fillet over Spinach Salad with Warm Mustard Vinaigrette
This company-worthy salmon served on a bed of warm spinach salad is casual fine dining at it's best.
This company-worthy salmon served on a bed of warm spinach salad is casual fine dining at it's best.
Store-bought whole wheat pitas make quick and easy pizza crusts, perfect for time-pressed weeknight meals. If your kids don't like spinach, top the pizzas with diced sweet red pepper or their favourite veggies.
Large portobello mushrooms are a delicious canvas for a spinach-and-feta stuffing. Quick-cooking rice blends cut down on prep time and help make your meal complete.
Eggs can satisfy any appetite any time of day. Try Omega-3 eggs, which are fortified with omega-3 fatty acids. If you don't have a large loaf of sourdough, just divide the spinach mixture among 8 slices of regular-size bread.
To freeze some of this hearty soup for up to one month, omit spinach and pasta, then add them when reheating. If you don't have homemade Chicken Stock, use 6 cups (1.5 L) sodium-reduced chicken stock plus 2 cups (500 mL) water.
Thin, fluffy naan makes an ideal no-fuss base for quick weeknight pizzas; a simple cumin-spiced spinach topping gives a nod to the flatbread's Indian heritage. Regular ready-made naan is high in sodium, but if you want to lower your intake, just switch to a sodium-reduced version, such as the one made by President's Choice.
Apple and cheese don't always mean pie. Here, with spinach, nuts and a zesty dressing, the apple/cheese combo makes a hearty salad. Try Spartan, Northern Spy, Rome Beauty or Winesap for this salad. Cortland apples, if available, are the very best salad apples because they don't discolour.
With spring comes a welcome stream of fragrant herbs and fresh vegetables, such as sweet peas and delicate baby spinach. Spinach stars in this salad with a simple mustard vinaigrette, feta cheese and crispy prosciutto. When cutting the feta into thin slices, don't worry if a few of the pieces break: it's naturally crumbly. If you want, you can omit breading and frying the feta. The salad is delicious with crumbled feta; just reduce the amount to 1/2 cup (125 mL).
A few simple flavourings make all the difference to this dish of saut? spinach, known as saag bhaji. Even though the dish must be cooked at the last minute, it really is a snap to make if everything is prepared ahead of time. For a change of pace, serve this as a side vegetable with a non-Indian main course.
A glass of prosecco, the sparkling wine, is a great way to round out this appetizer. Crispy thin and lacy, fricos are wafers of cheese, which here are shaped into baskets. If spinach is not your thing, a mesclun spring mix will work just fine.