Fresh Salmon Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 -3 teaspoon canola oil (for stir-frying)
• 500 g fresh salmon (or thawed)
• 4 cups fresh spinach, washed, dried and loosely chopped
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, washed and chopped
• 5 egg whites, beaten
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 1 cup potato chips, unsalted, crushed
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes (mexican or italian to increase flavor)
• 1 fresh tomato, sliced (for topping)
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 lightly grease an oven-proof dish, approximately 9 inches diameter and 3-4 inches deep (or half the recipe and use a 9 inch pie-dish).
• 2 remove skin and bones from salmon and lightly stir-fry (in 1 tsp of oil) for 3 minutes, breaking tuna into small chunks and ensuring no bones remain. remove from pan and set aside.
• 3 lightly stir-fry spinach leaves (adding an additional tsp of oil if required) , for 2 minutes. remove from pan and set aside.
• 4 lightly stir-fry mushrooms (adding an additional tsp of oil if required) for 2 minutes. remove from pan and set aside.
• 5 beat together egg whites and milk.
• 6 mix salmon, mushrooms, spinach, can of tomatoes, 2/3 cups crushed potato chips together with egg mixture.
• 7 stir well.
• 8 tip mixture into baking dish.
• 9 cover with sliced tomatoes ad 1/3 cup of crushed potato chips (optionally you may add 3/4 cup grated cheese to the topping).
• 10 bake covered at 350 f for 30 minutes.
• 11 remove cover and bake an additional 45 minutes, or until set.
• 12 test by putting a knife in center to see if it comes out clean or feels firm.
• 13 serve hot or warm. buen provecho!