Mustard-Glazed Salmon With Garden Lentils

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By Ellie Krieger

This crockery of mustard-glazed salmon served implicit a vibrant saute of lentils with caller vegetables, citrus and thyme brims with color, spirit and nutrition. While beluga (a.k.a. black) oregon French lentils are perfect due to the fact that of their elegant, caviar-like appearance, brownish oregon greenish lentils would enactment here, too.

To velocity up the recipe, usage 2 (15-ounce) cans of brownish lentils successful spot of uncooked beluga ones. You tin besides prep the remaining ingredients portion the lentils are cooking.

Make ahead: The lentils tin beryllium prepared and refrigerated successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 4 days successful advance.

Storage: Refrigerate the salmon and the lentil substance successful abstracted airtight containers for up to 2 days and 4 days, respectively.

From cookbook writer and registered dietitian nutritionist Ellie Krieger.

Ingredients

For the lentils

4 cups water
1 1/4 cups beluga (black) lentils, rinsed and picked implicit to region immoderate stones
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 cupful chopped shallots (1 medium)
1 clove garlic, minced oregon finely grated
2 teaspoons chopped caller thyme leaves (or 3/4 spoon dried)
1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated citrus zest
2 tablespoons caller citrus juice
1 spoon Dijon mustard
1/2 spoon good salt
1/4 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
2 cups lightly packed babe spinach leaves, coarsely chopped
1 cupful grape tomatoes, quartered

For the salmon

1 tablespoonful positive 1 spoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons caller citrus juice
1 spoon honey
1/2 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
Four (6-ounce) skin-on salmon fillets

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (1 scant cupful lentil substance and 1 portion salmon)

Calories
492
Fat
16 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
42 g
Sodium
598 mg
Cholesterol
78 mg
Protein
49 g
Fiber
10 g
Sugar
3 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From cookbook writer and registered dietitian nutritionist Ellie Krieger.

Tested by Olga Massov.

Published June 15, 2023

Updated March 17, 2026