Pan-Seared Salmon with Chive-Lemon Drizzle, Roasted Carrots and Wilted Chard
Crispy-skinned salmon on a bed of silky chard, with sweet roasted carrot coins and a bright chive-lemon drizzle.
Fits Celiac, AIP, Hashimoto's and 16 more diets
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Ingredients
- 3 fillets (5 oz each), skin on salmon fillets
- 1 lb carrots, cut into thick diagonal coins
- 1 bunch Swiss chard, stems removed, leaves torn
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp garlic-infused olive oil
- 1 lemon lemon, zested, plus a small squeeze of juice
- 2 tbsp fresh chives, snipped
- ¾ tsp salt
Method
- Heat the oven to 425°F and toss the carrots with olive oil and salt.
- Roast the carrots until golden and tender at the edges.25 min timer
- Sear the salmon skin-side down in olive oil until the skin crisps.
- Flip and cook until the flesh flakes easily, then rest it.2 min timer
- Wilt the chard in garlic-infused oil until silky and dark green.
- Stir lemon zest, a small squeeze of juice, chives and salt into olive oil; plate.
Why it works
- Type 2 diabetes: No added sugar and almost no starch: salmon, carrots and leafy greens.
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Gluten-free throughout, and the drizzle has no soy in it.
- Autoimmune protocol (AIP): Salmon, carrots and chard with olive oil, lemon and chives — no seeds, dairy or nightshades.
- Celiac disease: Every ingredient is naturally gluten-free; there is no sauce to double-check.
- IBS: Garlic-infused oil stands in for garlic, and the vegetables here are gentle ones.
- Milk allergy: The drizzle is olive oil, lemon and chives — no dairy anywhere on the plate.
- Wheat allergy: No wheat, breadcrumbs or flour in any step.
- Egg allergy: No eggs here; the salmon stands on its own.
- Gluten-free: Naturally gluten-free, with nothing hiding in a sauce.
- Anti-inflammatory: Oily fish, olive oil, carrots and leafy greens, cooked simply.
- Paleo: Fish, vegetables, lemon and olive oil — that is the whole plate.
- Egg-free: Eggs play no part in this dish.
- Dairy-free: A chive-lemon olive oil drizzle instead of butter.
- No spicy food: Chives and lemon carry the flavour; nothing hot at all.
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