Salmon, sweet potato and salad

This is not a fancy dinner but it tastes great and it is so easy to prepare. It is cooked in the oven, so no time wasted standing over the stove top and no extra dishes to wash up! I cook one piece of salmon and one small sweet potato per person and then make a big salad to share.


1.Preheat oven to 200C (fanforced).

2. Wash whole sweet potatoes and place on tray lined with foil in the oven.

3. In the meantime, prepare the salmon by placing in foil and adding a few splashes of olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and parsley. Bring the sides of the foil to the centre to make a sealed parcel.

4. After 45 minutes, reduce temperature of oven to 180C, put the salmon in the oven with the sweet potato and cook for 10-15 minutes until salmon cooked the way you like.

5. Prepare salad by combining mixed salad leaves, with some avacado and chopped walnuts. Dress salad with olive oil (or macadamia oil) and balsamic vinegar.

6. Serve salmon immediately with sweet potato and salad.

Although the salad has only three ingredients, the combination of soft avocado with the crunch of the walnuts is delicious. Allowing the sweet potato to cook for an hour, brings out it's natural sweetness and so it doesn't really need any extra toppings. Without really trying, this recipe ends up being super healthy and super tasty!