Jason's Salmon Florentine

This quick and easy baked salmon Florentine recipe covers a fillet with fresh spinach, a simple blender cream sauce, and shredded mozzarella cheese.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 252 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 1 pound salmon fillet
• sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
• olive oil cooking spray
• 2 ½ tablespoons crushed garlic, divided
• 25 leaves fresh spinach, or more to taste, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Spray salmon with olive oil and place in a baking dish. Season with sea salt, black pepper, basil, and 1 1/2 tablespoons crushed garlic.

Step 3

Combine cream, 12 spinach leaves, remaining crushed garlic, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a food processor. Blend until smooth and pour mixture over salmon in the baking dish. Cover with remaining spinach leaves and shredded mozzarella cheese.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and salmon flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.