A beautiful blend of colors on a white plate: succulent pink salmon topped with a creamy, pale sauce next to a mound of vibrant orange sweet potato mash. A sprinkle of fresh green spinach leaves for garnish provides a refreshing contrast.

Mother's Day Glazed Salmon with Sweet Potato Mash

Name: Mother's Day Glazed Salmon with Sweet Potato Mash
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: salmon fillets, skin-on, 4 pieces no prep; medium sweet potatoes, 2 peeled and diced; fresh spinach, 1 cup for garnish; mascarpone cheese, 200g no prep; cream, 100ml no prep; lemon, 1 zested and juiced; parmesan cheese, 50g grated; sea salt, to taste no prep; freshly ground black pepper, to taste no prep; olive oil, 2 tablespoons no prep; butter, 2 tablespoons no prep; sugar, 1 tablespoon no prep

Category Main Course

Prep 30 minutes

Cook 20 minutes

Style American

Technique Boiling

Diet Friendly Pescatarian

Daily Recipe: May 11, 2025

This Mother's Day, let's create a heartwarming celebration with a dish that not only hits the comforting flavors but also the visual aesthetics. The main ingredients for our dish are salmon, fresh spinach, sweet potatoes, and a delightful mascarpone cream sauce.

Ingredients (for 4)

Salmon fillets, skin-on - 4 pieces - no prep
Medium sweet potatoes - 2 - peeled and diced
Fresh spinach - 1 cup - for garnish
Mascarpone cheese - 200g - no prep
Cream - 100ml - no prep
Lemon - 1 - zested and juiced
Parmesan cheese - 50g - grated
Sea salt - to taste - no prep
Freshly ground black pepper - to taste - no prep
Olive oil - 2 tablespoons - no prep
Butter - 2 tablespoons - no prep
Sugar - 1 tablespoon - no prep

Preparation

Step 1 - 🥔🧀🍋

Begin by boiling the diced sweet potatoes in a pot until they're tender. After draining them, mash them with mascarpone cheese, cream, grated parmesan, a sprinkle of salt, pepper, and a bit of lemon zest. Keep this mash warm for serving later.
Step 2 - 🐟🧂🍳

Pat dry the salmon fillets first, then season both sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat up two tablespoons of olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Once hot, place the salmon in the pan, skin-side down. After the skin gets crispy, flip over and continue to cook the salmon to your desired doneness.
Step 3 - 🍋🍯🍽️

In the same skillet that you cooked the salmon, add a tablespoon of sugar and the juice of a lemon. Let this mixture simmer until it thickens into a glaze. Drizzle this glaze over your cooked salmon fillets.
Step 4 - 🍛🍠🌿

Start plating by putting a generous dollop of your prepared sweet potato mash on each plate. Next, place a salmon fillet on top of the mash and drizzle a bit more glaze on top. Finish off each plate with a sprinkle of fresh spinach leaves.

Additional

This dish is not only delicious but healthy too! Sweet potatoes are high in vitamins A and C, and Salmon is packed with Omega-3. For a lower calorie version, you can swap the mascarpone and cream for Greek yogurt in the sweet potato mash. Kids will enjoy helping with the mashing process!