Niall McKenna's Tumeric Baked Salmon with Spicy Celery
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
· 150g skinned salmon fillet
· 130g tomatoes, quartered
· 100ml vegetable stock
· 40g of red onion, finely diced
· 60g cooked lentils, drained and rinsed
· 50g celery, chopped into 1cm slices
· 1 tsp ground turmeric
· 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
· ½ lemon, juiced
· 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
· 1 garlic, clove, finely chopped
· 1cm of ginger, peeled and grated
· 1 chilli, chopped
· 1 tsp curry powder
· 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
Method
· To begin, heat oven to 200C.
· Place the oil in a frying pan and heat, adding in the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli.
· Mix well and add the chopped celery, frying for three to four minutes until soft but not coloured.
· Next, add in the curry powder for a further minute. Then, add in the vegetable stock, tomatoes and lentils, placing on a simmer over a gentle heat for 10 minutes.
· Next, mix the turmeric, oil and lemon juice, and pour over the salmon.
· To cook the salmon, place on a baking tray in the oven for eight minutes.
· To serve, plate up the salmon with the celery, tomatoes and lentils on the side.