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.

4 servings
50 min

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 6.

    Drizzle salmon with vinaigrette and top with capers.

    1 min