Lazy salmon supper

Easy, tasty, healthy and beautifully coloured with greens and pinks...perfect mid-week food as far as I'm concerned! This is inspired by a Tandoori Salmon dish that Andrew's uncle always orders when we go for curry in Glasgow. The tandoori curry paste that I've got though, is frighteningly fluro-pink coloured which freaks me out, so I used the much more normally-hued tikka pasta I had. You could use Korma or madras paste too, or make your own mix of spices if you're that way inclined (although that would rather defeat the whole easy/quick concept of this meal).

Salmon Tikka

2-3 salmon fillets (either organic or sustainably sourced and higher welfare preferably)
2-3 tbsp tikka masala paste or tandoori paste
Handful of baby spinach leaves, to serve
Raita (yoghurt mixed with cucumber and mint), to serve
Steamed rice and/or naan breads, to serve

Slice salmon fillets lengthwise into 1cm thick slices. Smear with the paste on either side and let them sit for 5-10 mins. Heat some oil in a frypan on high heat. Fry salmon for a minute then gently turn slices for another minute on the other side.

Serve a-top a bed of spinach, with the raita, rice and naan. Delish!

I also served this with a side-dish of Okra and Green Tomatoes...I love okra although don't cook with it terribly often so needed to do some googling for recipe ideas! During this search, the Southern US dish of fried green tomatoes and okra came up frequently. That requires crumbing and deep frying both, and while that sounds delish, it didn't really fly with my 'easy dinner' mood. Instead, I went for a more Indian-inspired combination of the two ingredients.

Okra and Green Tomatoes

1/4 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
12 okra (ladies fingers, bhindi), sliced into 1cm thick pieces
small handful of green cherry tomatoes, halved(or red - I just have some green ones left!)
1/2 tsp each of cumin and ground coriander (and chilli if you fancy)
1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp sugar

Saute onion and garlic, add okra and fry 2-3 mins. Add tomatoes and cook another minute or so. Add spices, stir and let cook for about 4 mins until everything is cooked and the tomatoes have softened.