Chilli-covered salmon with spinach

This chilli-covered salmon with spinach is elegant. Spicy. Simple. Delicious. What more can you want out of a dinner?

Ingredients

• 50 g butter or olive oil

• 650 g salmon, in pieces

• salt and pepper

• 125 ml mayonnaise or sour cream

• 1 tbsp chili paste

• 30 g parmesan cheese, grated

• 450 g fresh spinach

Nutrition

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.

2. Grease a baking dish with half of the butter. Season the salmon with salt and pepper, and place in the baking dish, skin-side down.

3. Mix mayonnaise, chilli paste and parmesan cheese and spread on the salmon filets.

4. Bake for 15–20 minutes, or until the salmon is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.

5. Meanwhile, sauté the spinach in remaining butter until it’s wilted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

6. Serve immediately with the oven-baked salmon.