Salmon in a Cheesy ‘No Cheese’ Parsley Sauce

Whenever I see fish in a parsley sauce it always reminds me of my mother in law. It was one of her staple dishes for her bi weekly menu. As I am gluten intolerant and I’m not to great on cheese either I’m always searching for alternatives.

Since discovering cashew nut cream cheese I have found lots of ways to use it in my recipes. I found myself thinking about my mother in law the other day and the meals she used to make when my father in law was alive. Then I thought about using the cashew nut cream cheese as a replacement cheese sauce. At the time I was unsure of using the parsley but I’m so pleased I did. It was delicious and well worth a try.

Serves 4

Equipment

• Baking tray
• Nutribullet
• Saucepan

Ingredients

• Salmon x 500g
• Cashew Nut Cream Cheese x 100g
• Parsley x 1 handful
• Milk x 500 mls
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

• Start by making the cashew nut cream cheese.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C or gas mark 4.
• Put the salmon into the baking tray.
• Once the oven is preheated put the fish into the oven for about 12 – 15 minutes.
• When the fish flakes away easily it’s cooked.
• Add the parsley to the cashew nut cream cheese and add the milk to the nutribullet cup.
• Blend until all the ingredients are smooth.
• Pour the smooth ingredients into the saucepan and put on a low heat to warm through.
• Keep stirring the pan as the sauce will become thicker.
• Once the sauce is at a thickness you like remove from the heat.
• Take the fish from the oven once it’s cooked.
• Place the fish on the plate and pour the sauce over.
• Serve with boiled potatoes, rice or pasta and vegetables of your choice.
• Then enjoy.

Salmon in a Cheesy ‘No Cheese’ Parsley Sauce was a big hit with my husband in this house. Howard, my husband, really enjoyed the cheese sauce replacement. Ted, my son aged 6, was not a fan of the sauce but he did eat all of the fish. So I got a thumbs up from one but not the other. All of the ingredients are freezable so you could make this in advance of a meal and freeze it. It was definitely a quick, simple and easy recipe to cook. However you decide to eat this dish, as always, please enjoy.