This recipe is rich in tryptophan (essential amino acid). See note below.

Ingredients (4 people)

  • 750 grams of salmon
  • 1 medium onion
  • 5 tablespoons of olive oil
  • Dill, 1 bunch
  • ¼ cup of fish broth
  • Sea salt to taste
  • 375 grams of fresh spinach, washed and disinfected
  • 2 teaspoons of white wine (optional)
  • 30 grams of salmon roe
  • 1 teaspoon of flour
  • 1 teaspoon of cumin
  • Ground pepper to taste

Instructions:

  1. Remove skin and bones from the salmon and cut into thin fillets.
  2. Cook the spinach in salted water for 10 minutes, strain, drain and chop.
  3. Peel the onion and chop very finely. Heat half the oil in a skillet and sauté onion until translucent.
  4. Add the spinach and sauté for 5 minutes. Add flour, mix well and sprinkle with the wine and broth without stirring. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
  5. Grease with oil the bottom of an ovenproof dish, put a few sprigs of dill, place a third of the salmon on it, and season.
  6. Place half the spinach on salmon fillets, place salmon on them, season and cover with remaining spinach, ending with remaining salmon.
  7. Add salt and pepper, add more cumin and dill, drizzle with remaining oil and cover with foil.
  8. Place in the oven, preheated for 15 minutes at a strong power.
  9. Remove and serve with salmon roe on top.

Note: Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, so important because the body cannot produce by itself and has to synthesize food that humans consume in their diet. This amino acid fulfills important functions in the body among which participation in the release and synthesis of serotonin, a neurotransmitter responsible, inter alia, to produce pleasure and to synthesize and eliminate body fat.

Source: en.biomanantial.com

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