Salmon With Cream Cheese, Spinach & Garlic

Realtor by day, Chef by night's Note:

What a delicious way to get your salmon and your veggies!!! It's quick and easy to put together and is truly gourmet. They'll think you did alot more in the kitchen than you actually did (it'll be our little secret). I designed this for 2 but you can easily double or even triple this yummy recipe for your family or guests.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 lb salmon fillet
• paprika
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced really fine
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley
• pepper (to your taste)
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped very fine
• fresh baby spinach
• olive oil
• garlic powder
• salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400. Spray a 9x9 baking pan with olive oil. Place salmon fillets in pan. Sprinkle lightly with paprika.
2. In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, minced garlic, parsley and a sprinkle of pepper. Spread this over the salmon fillets. (I usually micrwave this for 20 to 30 seconds to make it easier to spread).
3. Sprinkle the chopped onion evenly over the cream cheese.
4. Layer the baby spinach leaves evenly and neatly over the onions (I make 4 layers of leaves).
5. Spray or drizzle the spinach leaves with olive oil. Sprinkle lightly with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
6. Cover tightly with foil and bake 25-35 minutes depending on the thickness of your salmon. It takes a little longer than usual because of all the toppings.

Reviews

[Kittencalskitchen]

A dish fit for a king or queen, this was outstanding and so delicious! I added in 2 tablespoons of freshly grated Parmesan cheese and some cayenne pepper to the cream cheese I love how the cream cheese melted over the top, thank you for sharing this great salmon recipe Sherri! this was made for KK's Green event

[SandwichQueen]

This was quite good! I did use garlic powder in the cream cheese spread and used a greek seasoning instead of the salt and pepper on the spinach, but it turned-out really well and was quite easy. My salmon was about 1-1/2 lbs so I 1-1/2 the sauce and had to substitute a little sour cream for some of the cream cheese because I ran out. Served mine with fresh peaches and cornbread. Yummy! Mine cooked about 28 minutes. I also cooked additional spinach on the side because we LOVE spinach. I served my husband, two sons, and I with 2 servings of leftovers for lunches tomorrow...I can't wait!

[Lori Mama]

Delicious salmon. I had three salmon fillets and still only used the same amounts given as for 2 servings. Worked out very well. I also baked them for only 20 min. and they turned out perfectly cooked. Made for Every Day Holiday Tag game. :)