Parmesan Crusted Salmon Florentine

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup minced shallot
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 5 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 tablespoon low-fat cream cheese
• 1 -1 1/4 lb salmon fillet, cut into 4 portions
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon lawry's lemon pepper
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
• pam cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 for the spinach mixture (which can be made ahead prior as a time saver for entertaining).thaw spinach and squeeze of all excess liquid. set aside. heat oil in a large skillet, over medium heat and add shallots. cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 minutes and add garlic; cook 1 minute more. add spinach, sundried tomatoes, salt, pepper flakes and pepper; cook, stirring, 2 minutes more. remove from heat; let cool about 15 minutes. add ricotta and cream cheese; stir to combine.
• 2 directions for the salmon:.
• 3 1.preheat oven to 350°f.
• 4 2.fillet salmon and place skin side down on a glass baking dish.
• 5 3.spread a generous amount of mayonnaise; cover entire top of fish.
• 6 4.sprinkle liberally with bread crumbs mixture. spray with pam.
• 7 5.bake about 15-20 minutes, uncovered.
• 8 6.place under broiler until top turns brown.
• 9 place a scoop of the spinach on each plate and top the mixture with a piece of salmon.