Budget-Friendly Gluten-Free Week #1

Oven-Baked Salmon

Crispy salmon with roasted potatoes, steamed vegetables, and hollandaise sauce

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Adjusted to 3.4 servings (1 child = 70% of an adult portion).

Ingredients

  • 3.4 salmon fillets (500 g)
  • 680 g potatoes, halved
  • 170 g broccoli florets
  • 170 g cauliflower florets
  • 1.7 carrots, sliced
  • 1.7 tbsp olive oil
  • 0.85 lemon, sliced
  • 1.7 garlic cloves, minced
  • 0.85 tsp dried thyme
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 2.55 egg yolks
  • 127.5 g butter, melted
  • 0.85 tbsp white wine vinegar

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 200°C. Toss potatoes with oil, salt, and thyme on a baking tray.

  2. 2

    Roast potatoes 20 minutes until beginning to crisp.

  3. 3

    Push potatoes aside, place salmon in centre. Top with garlic and lemon.

  4. 4

    Roast 15–18 minutes more until salmon flakes easily.

  5. 5

    Meanwhile, steam broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots 6–8 minutes until just tender.

  6. 6

    Make hollandaise: whisk egg yolks with white wine vinegar in a heatproof bowl over barely simmering water. Whisk until pale and thick, about 3–4 minutes.

  7. 7

    Remove from heat and slowly drizzle in melted butter, whisking constantly until glossy. Season with salt and lemon juice.

  8. 8

    Serve salmon and potatoes with steamed vegetables and hollandaise on the side.

💡Tips

  • Save leftover potatoes for Friday shakshuka.
  • Keep hollandaise warm in the bowl over the hot water (off heat) while the salmon finishes.