Baked Salmon with Cauliflower and Cheese Crust
Juicy salmon under a crispy crust of mountain cheese and Parmesan, served with creamy cauliflower and spinach. A warming, low-carb oven dish for cold winter days.
By yumbelo · 2 servings · 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 300 g Salmon fillet
- 150 g Cauliflower
- 150 g Baby spinach
- 2 pc Eggs
- 100 ml Cream
- 80 g Alpine cheese, grated
- 30 g Parmesan, grated
- 30 g Butter
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 pc Garlic clove
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 1 pinch Nutmeg
- Salt
- Pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200 °C, conventional heat (top and bottom).
- Divide the cauliflower into small florets, cook in salted water for about 4 minutes until al dente, drain and let drain well.
- Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper and place them in a greased baking dish.
- Whisk the eggs with the cream, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, and stir in the grated alpine cheese.
- Arrange the cauliflower around the salmon in the dish and spread the egg and cheese mixture over it so that the salmon is covered.
- Bake the dish in the oven for about 15 to 18 minutes, until the salmon is cooked through and the crust is golden brown.
- Meanwhile, finely chop the garlic clove and sweat it briefly in the olive oil, then add the spinach and let it wilt.
- Season the spinach with salt, pepper and a little lemon juice, and finish it with the butter.
- Sprinkle the Parmesan over the crust before serving and serve the dish with the spinach.