Salmon Bake with Basil and Mint Sauce

 Dreams smell better than reality

The Fish

Ingredients:

• 1kg salmon fillets washed, dried and cut into 6 – 8 pieces
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp cake flour

Marinade:

• Rub all the dry ingredients into the fillets.
• Sprinkle some lemon juice and keep aside for an hour

Sauce:

• Ingredients
• Handful of mint and basil
• ½ cup plain yoghurt
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• ½ cup water
• ½ an onion
• 1 ripe tomato
• Mix all of these into a food processor to make a nice, smooth paste

On the Side:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup mushrooms: chopped, washed and dried
• Red, yellow and green pepper (1/2 each): washed, dried and chopped
• 1 Tbsp oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

 Method:

• Fry the marinated fish lightly on both sides at medium heat.
• Arrange the fish side by side in an oven-proof dish (Spray the dish with cooking spray before-hand or grease it in a way that you prefer)
• Fry the mushrooms using the same oil you used previously.
• Spread this on top of the fish.
• Pour the sauce that you made onto the fish
• Decorate your dish with the red, yellow and green peppers.
• Add salt and black pepper to taste.
• Bake at 180°C for 10 minutes