Dive into dinner with our Stuffed Farmer Cheese and Spinach Salmon. This recipe combines tender, flaky salmon with baked spinach and tangy Lifeway Farmer Cheese for a flavorful meal that you’re going to want to make again and again. We love salmon because, besides being a delish fish, it’s loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, protein, potassium, and vitamin B12. And air-fried salmon is great on its own, but when it’s stuffed with a creamy mixture of spinach and Lifeway Farmer Cheese, it’s divine.
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Prep Time: 15mins Servings: 4Ingredients
- 4 (6oz) salmon fillets
- 1/4 garlic powder
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 cup frozen spinach
- salt/pepper to taste
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4oz Farmer Cheese
- 1/2 cup mozzarella
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
- sesame seeds for topping
- Brussels sprouts for side
- Soy sauce
Directions
- Mix together all ingredients except salmon, and sesame seeds.
- Drizzle olive oil, salt and pepper on salmon, and cut a pocket in each fillet.
- Spoon 1/4 of the spinach and Farmer Cheese mixture into the fillet pocket.
- Place the salmon in an air fryer, drizzle with soy sauce, black and white sesame seeds. Air fry at 400 degrees for 7 minutes Serve warm with roasted Brussels sprouts!
