Salmon , red lentils, leeks & rainbow chard stew
This was a hit with my family – bright & flavorful, light yet filling, less than 25 min to cook & super nutritious
Recipe:
Ingredients
(quantities below produced 3 servings, adjust accordingly):
– wild caught salmon filets (I bought them frozen & defrosted overnight)
– organic red lentils (1 cup dry) – you can use green/brown lentils but red work better here
– organic rainbow chard
– 1 leek
– 2 carrots
– 6 cloves garlic
– organic vegetable broth – 4 cups
– extra virgin olive oil @carapelliusa
– capers @jeffs_garden
– 1/2 jalapeño pepper (optional)
– 1 large lemon or 2 limes
– 1” fresh ginger
– fresh cilantro
– dried rosemary
– kosher/sea salt
– black pepper
Peel & chop garlic cloves. Peel & thinly slice carrots. Peel the ginger & thinly slice it/chop it. Thoroughly clean & cut the leeks. Sort & rinse the lentils. Rinse, pat dry & lightly salt the salmon filets.
Heat soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, add olive oil. Sauté the garlic until fragrant (2-3 min), then add the carrots & ginger. Cook for a couple of minutes & add the leeks next. Sauté for 1-2 min, then add the broth & the lentils. Season with salt, pepper & dried rosemary. Lower heat, partially cover pot & simmer for 4-8 minutes, depending on how you like your lentils (red lentils will cook in approx. 6-12 min). If you want a creamier result, let your lentils cook on the longer side.
While the lentils & carrots are simmering, get the salmon & rainbow chard ready. Cube the salmon into 1.5” pieces & rough chop the chard.
Add the salmon to the pot when the lentils are about 3 minutes from being done. Add the capers and the juice of 1 large lemon/2 limes. Stir gently & let simmer for approx. 3 min until fish is cooked.
Turn heat off. Add the chard to the stew, stir it in until leaves start softening a little & then add 2/3 of fresh cilantro. Taste & add more lemon juice or salt, if needed.
Ladle stew into bowl & top with more fresh cilantro & thinly sliced jalapeño.
Enjoy!
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