Sesame salmon with basil zucchini spaghetti

Sesame salmon with basil zucchini spaghetti

I love spaghetti but if you are trying to watch your weight, say goodbye to that carb-loaded dish! Zucchini spaghetti is a great (and really fast) alternative that’s both light and delicious. Add to that some salmon and you are looking at one of the quickest but most delicious meals that you will ever make. Great for a light lunch on a weekend.

The below recipe makes one portion but you can easily increase the recipe to make more.

Ingredients:

• 1 salmon fillet
• Wasabi paste
• 3 teaspoons salad seeds (or a mixture of sunflower and sesame seeds)
• Vegetable oil for cooking
• 2 small zucchinis
• 1 tablespoon chopped basil
• 1 clove garlic, chopped finely
• Salt and pepper to serve

Equipment:

• Veggie twister or mandolin peeler (You can use a normal vegetable peeler too if you do not have either)

Method:

1. Wash and dry the zucchini. Pass one zucchini at a time through the mandolin peeler to make the spaghetti.
2. Meanwhile, heat a teaspoon of the vegetable oil in a pan and add garlic. Stir through for a minute before adding the spaghetti.
3. Using tongs, separate the spaghetti in the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes so that the spaghetti is just cooked through. Remove from heat.
4. Place the spaghetti in a bowl and stir in the basil leaves. Set aside.
5. Heat vegetable oil in a non-stick pan on medium heat.
6. Meanwhile, take the salmon fillet and lightly spread wasabi on the skin-less side.
7. Roll the side spread with wasabi in the salad seeds and place in pan on side with skin.
8. Cook for 4-5 minutes before flipping sides and cook wasabi side for 2-3 minutes until done.
9. Add to spaghetti dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.

Happy eating!

– Sweet Cinnamon