This dish was quite possibly one of the most satisfying meals we have made! (well most definitely in our top 5). It was rich in flavours and just really hit the spot. It doesn’t take much preparation so there are no excuses with this one!
We enjoyed this meal the day our mum came home from Europe. We spent the whole day chatting and catching up on the past two months. This dish with a glass of organic shiraz was the perfect end to the day
Enjoy this meal, and every other meal, with your loved ones. No one should ever eat alone
Ingredients (Serves two as a main)
All our ingredients were organic. Try eat organic vegetables (especially leafy greens) where possible
– 1/2 a small eggplant
– 1/2 a sweet potato (or one small sweet potato)
– 2 handfuls of brussel sprouts
– 2 handfuls of curly kale (around three leaves)
– 2 wild salmon fillets
– 1/2 an avocado
– 2 tablespoons of pistachio kernels
– Sicilian olives (around six per person or how ever many you desire)
– 2 cloves of garlic
– Parsley (to garnish)
– Extra virgin olive oil
– 1 teaspoon of coconut oil
– Himalayan salt and pepper
– 1 teaspoon of ground sage
Method (you will need an oven, grill, fry pan and wok)
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius
Wash all vegetables thoroughly
Roughly chop sweet potato and keep brussel sprouts whole. Place them on a tray with the garlic cloves (you can keep the cloves whole or chop them roughly)
Drizzle your vegetables with one tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with pepper and salt. Massage the oil into the vegetables and place in the oven to roast for around 30-40 minutes
Once your vegetables have been in the oven for 15-20 minutes, turn on your grill and slice 1/2 the eggplant in half again, making two quarters. Make a few slits in the eggplant (not on the skin side) and massage around one tablespoon (or slightly less) of olive oil, pepper, salt and ground sage all over and in between the slits of the eggplant. Place under the grill with the skin side facing down. The eggplant will take around 15 minutes (may take longer depending on how high you put your grill on – keep your eye on them)
Check your vegetables, if you can easily place a knife through the sweet potato thats the sign that you can start your salmon fillets!
On a fry pan, place the coconut oil and wait until the pan heats up. Then place your salmon fillets with a drizzle of lemon and pepper. Salmon usually takes around 5 minutes each side, however this will depend on your frypan and how cooked you like your fish
Slice 1/2 your avocado in half again, making two quarters. We then decided to grill our avocado for a few minutes (feel free to keep your avocado fresh – grilled and fresh avocado taste quite different and can change the taste of your dish. With this in mind, grilled avocado went perfectly with this dish)
Once your fish is nearly ready (or ready), roughly chop the kale and place on a wok with a dash of water. Sauté the kale for only 3 minutes
Now you will be ready to start serving. So! First place your sautéed kale on two plates. Then top with your sweet potato and brussel sprouts. Grab your eggplant and chop into thick chunks then place on plates. Grab your avocado and either slice or leave whole and place on plates. Grab your salmon fillets and roughly chop into thick chunks… then guess what… place them on the plates
Add your olives and pistachio kernels
Garnish with some fresh parsley!
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