Recipe By Lindsey Johnson, Cafe Johnsonia

Skillet Salmon With Spring Vegetables

Lindsey Johnson

Ingredients
  

  • 1-1.5 lbs wild caught salmon fillet, skin on
  • 2 large russet potatoes, scrubbed clean and sliced into about1⁄4” slices, boiled just until tender
  • 1 lb frozen mixed spring vegetables (pea pods, baby carrots, greenonions, green beans, radishes)
  • 1 small bunch of leafy greens, such as Arugula,spinach, baby kale, or chard
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • mustard vinaigrette (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Pat salmon dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides
  • Heat olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add salmon, skin side down. Cook for about 3-4 minutes
  • Gently turn salmon over and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes until flesh is lighter pink and flakes easily with a fork
  • Place the salmon on top of the greens on a serving platter, cover to keep warm
  • Add more olive oil and sliced potatoes to hot pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook until golden. Transfer to platter and keep warm
  • Heat olive oil in another skillet with spring vegetable, salt & pepper, and sauté until tender crisp
  • Add leafy greens to skillet, salt & pepper to taste and cook until bright green and barely tender
  • Transfer to a serving platter and drizzle with a little mustard vinaigrette