Salmon Florentine Recipes

JASON'S SALMON FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• 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.
• 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.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and salmon flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.

SALMON FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 350.
• Squeeze spinach of all excess liquid. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet, and add shallots, after a few minutes add garlic and cook about a minute more.
• Add spinach, tomatoes, salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, 2 minutes more. Remove from heat; let cool about 15 minutes.
• Add ricotta; stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pack about 1/2 cup spinach mixture on top of each fillet.
• Place fillets on a rimmed baking sheet or in a glass baking dish; bake until cooked through, 15-20 minutes.
• Serving suggestion: with Brown Rice or Rice Pilaf.

CREAMY SALMON FLORENTINE

Steps:

• In a hot saute pan, add butter and as it begins to smoke, add salmon, spinach and shallots and cook on medium to low heat for 3 minutes.
• Flip salmon over and add heavy cream.
• Cover and reduce cream by half.
• In a small bowl, mix bread crumbs with mozzarella.
• When cream is reduced by half, after 8-10 minutes, salt and pepper salmon to taste.
• Remove salmon from pan and top with spinach, then with the crumb-cheese mixture.
• Put fish on broiler pan and reserve cream sauce.
• Place under boiler until the cheese is melted.
• Finish with the remaining cream sauce and serve.

BERTUCCI'S SALMON FLORENTINE COPYCAT RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Season salmon with salt and pepper. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until it easily flakes apart. Meanwhile, heat wine in a small saucepan over medium high heat until it reduces. Add lemon juice and capers. When just about ready to serve, add spinach to the sauce and lightly wilt. Remove from heat and serve over salmon.

STUFFED SALMON FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Heat 1 1/2 T unsalted butter in saucepan; sprinkle 2T flour over it. Cook flour-butter mixture until it loses its starchy flavor - 3-5 minutes. Add 3/4 C milk, seasoned with salt, white pepper to taste. Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly. Once the sauce becomes thick and smooth (about 1 minute), add 2 T sherry, stir and set aside. Chop spinach. Blanch by placing in a colander placed in a pot. Pour boiling water over and let stand in the water for 1 1/2 minutes. Drain well. Place spinach in clean saucepan with 6 T unsalted butter. Chop 3 scallions, 1/2 C yellow onions, 1 C mushrooms; blend together and add to saucepan. Add basil, oregano, thyme and mix well. Saute over medium heat, stirring frequently. After 5 minutes, add 1/2 c parmesan. Stir over head for about 5 minutes until cheese melts and blends in. Combine with white sauce, taste for seasoning and cover. Refrigerate until it jells - between 2 and 4 hours. Cut a slit in the side of each fillet; leave 1/4" intact at each end. Squeeze lemon juice over each. Open each slit gently; place filling into cavity carefully. Place stuffed salmon into large shallow baking dish. Distribute evenly over the fillets 1/2 c of the seasoned bread crumbs. Drizzle with 1/2 c clarified butter. Cover bottom of pan with 1/2 c white wine; bake @ 425 for 10-15 minutes until salmon is flaky. Serve with garnish of lemon slice and parsley. For roux, melt /2 c butter in saucepan until it is totally rendered and starts to bubble. Add 3/4 c flour slowly and cook on low heat 5-10 minutes, stirring constantly. Don't add flour before butter is bubbling. Seasoned bread crumbs: Combine stale bread, parsley, garlic, 1 T parmesan, dash tabasco in food processor and process until finely ground.

SALMON FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Drain and flake salmon, removing skin and bones. Add enough milk to salmon liquid to make 1 1/2 cups. Add flour to melted butter in saucepan; stir with wire whisk till blended. Meanwhile, bring milk mixture to a boil; add all at once to butter-flour mixture, stirring vigorously with whisk till sauce is thickened and smooth. Season with mustard, salt, and Tabasco. Mix in 1 cup cheese and onion. Place spinach in 4 individual greased casseroles; top with salmon and sauce; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes uncovered.

SALMON FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Using your hands, squeeze the spinach of all excess liquid. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring, until they begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add the spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for approximately 15 minutes. Add the ricotta and stir to combine. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste. Using your hands, pack approximately 1/2 cup of the spinach mixture on top of each salmon fillet, forming a mixture to the shape of the fillet. Place the fillets on a rimmed baking sheet or in a glass baking dish and bake for 15 minutes, until the salmon is cooked through. Serve alongside the pilaf.