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Creamy Tuscan Salmon

This naturally gluten-free and easy salmon recipe is bursting with flavor! Enjoy perfectly seared salmon topped with a lightened-up creamy sauce full of blistered cherry and sun-dried tomatoes, fresh spinach, garlic, basil, and parsley. Ready in just over thirty minutes, this dish makes the perfect cozy gluten-free dinner that will quickly become a family favorite.Serve this creamy Tuscan salmon with a side of roasted potatoes, garlic bread, or a fresh salad, or enjoy it over your favorite pasta. To save time, you can sear the salmon while making the sauce in a separate pan, or bake the salmon while preparing the sauce and then add it directly to finish cooking in the sauce.

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Prep
⏱️ 10m
Cook
🍳 25m
Total
⏰ 35m
Servings
2

Creamy Tuscan Salmon takes 35 min (10 min prep, 25 min cooking) and serves 2.

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1

Dice the onion and mince the garlic

2

Halve the cherry tomatoes and chop the sun-dried tomatoes

3

Generously salt and pepper both sides of the salmon

4

Heat a deep sauté pan with about 2 tablespoons of olive oil until shimmering but not burning

5

Place the salmon skin side down and sear for approximately 5 minutes per side, until crisp on top and bottom and cooked through

6

Remove the salmon from the pan using tongs and set aside on a plate

7

Wipe the sauté pan clean as needed, being careful as it will be hot

8

Heat olive oil and butter in the pan until shimmering, not burning

9

Add onion and garlic and sauté

10

Add cherry tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, salt, pepper, and basil, stirring to combine

11

Simmer until the cherry tomatoes blister, covering the pan for a few minutes if needed to speed up the process

12

Add the vegetable broth and heavy cream, stir to combine, and bring to a gentle simmer

13

Add the Parmesan cheese and fresh spinach, stirring to combine, and let the spinach wilt in the sauce

14

Add the seared salmon back into the sauce and spoon some sauce over each piece

15

Let the salmon warm through before serving

16

Serve alongside roasted potatoes, garlic bread, or a fresh salad, or enjoy it over gluten-free pasta

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You're all done!

Enjoy your creamy tuscan salmon — and don't forget to share.

Swaps, storing and making ahead

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Swaps

  • No heavy cream? Use half-and-half for a thinner but still creamy sauce.
  • No fresh spinach? Use frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry, in place of the 2 cups fresh.
  • No fresh parsley for garnish? Use 2 teaspoons dried parsley instead.

Storing it

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days, since this is a seafood dish. Reheat gently on the stove until steaming hot.

Making it ahead

The sauce base (onion, garlic and tomatoes) can be made a day ahead and refrigerated, then reheated with the cream and spinach before adding the seared salmon.

Notes by Meez Magic, written for this recipe. Use your judgment.

The story behind itCreamy Tuscan Salmon Origin: Is It Really From Tuscany?Creamy Tuscan salmon is a seared fillet in a garlicky cream sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach, and it is an Italian-American creation rather than a dish from Tuscany. Here is where it comes from, how it varies, and what to put alongside it.

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