Marinated Salmon On Vegetable Quinoa

Impress your loved one by whipping up this deliciously healthy meal featuring yummy salmon on a bed of quinoa. This heart-healthy recipe is part of a four-course menu created by MasterChef Asia finalist Chef Lennard Yeong for the Singapore Heart Foundation.

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Impress your loved one by whipping up this deliciously healthy meal featuring yummy salmon on a bed of quinoa. This heart-healthy recipe is part of a four-course menu created by MasterChef Asia finalist Chef Lennard Yeong for the Singapore Heart Foundation. (Prep time excludes marinating time.)

Yield: Serves 1
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Difficulty Level: 1/5

Ingredients

  • 90 g salmon
  • 2 tbsp soconut water
  • 1 tbsp light soya sauce (lower in sodium)
  • 1 clove garlic, grated
  • 1½-inch thumb ginger, grated
  • 1 pc kaffir lime leaf, shredded
  • ¼ tsp white pepper
  • 75 g chicken stock (low sodium)
  • 25 g water
  • 50 g quinoa
  • 20 g carrots, diced
  • 10 g zucchini, diced
  • 10 g yellow zucchini, diced
  • 1 pc of 4-cm square Kombu (optional)
  • Spring onions, sliced, to garnish

Steps

01. Mix the coconut water, light soya sauce, garlic, ginger, kaffir lime leaf and white pepper together and marinate the salmon for 2 hours.

02. Thereafter, pan sear the salmon for 2 minutes on each side.

03. Rinse the quinoa then place it into the chicken stock, water and kombu (optional). Simmer the mixture for 10-12 minutes till dry.

04. Turn off the heat and add in the zucchinis and carrots. Cover the pot and allow to steam for 5 minutes. Remove the kombu (optional) and fluff the quinoa.

05. Spoon the quinoa onto a plate, top with the salmon, and finish off with the spring onions.

Chef's tip: Reduce the marinating time for a lower sodium intake!

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