Slow-Cooked Salmon, Chickpeas, and Greens
A healthy and elegant dish featuring tender slow-cooked salmon served over mashed chickpeas and wilted mustard greens, finished with a lemony vinaigrette and crispy capers.
Ingredients
- •2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more
- •1 can chickpeas
- •½ teaspoon ground cumin
- •to taste Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- •1 clove garlic
- •1 bunch mustard greens
- •1 teaspoon honey
- •4 fillets skinless salmon
- •½ small shallot
- •2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- •1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- •½ teaspoon honey
- •to taste Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- •¼ cup olive oil
- •¼ cup vegetable oil
- •2 tablespoons capers
- •rinsed
- •patted dry
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 250°F. Brush a large baking dish with oil. Combine chickpeas, cumin, and 1 tablespoon oil in a medium bowl. Mash about half of chickpeas with a fork; season with salt and pepper. Transfer chickpea mixture to prepared dish.
5 min
- 2.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook garlic, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add mustard greens and cook, tossing, until slightly wilted, about 1 minute. Add honey and 1/4 cup water; season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing, until greens are completely wilted, about 2 minutes. Transfer to dish with chickpea mixture.
4 min
- 3.
Season salmon with salt and pepper; arrange over greens and chickpea mixture and drizzle with oil. Bake until salmon is opaque in the center, 30-35 minutes.
35 min
- 4.
Whisk shallot, lemon juice, mustard, and honey in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
3 min
- 5.
Heat vegetable oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook capers until opened and crisp, about 30 seconds; drain on paper towels.
2 min
- 6.
Drizzle salmon with vinaigrette and top with capers.
1 min