Sweet and spicy salmon on spinach with cream sauce and honey crust

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 4 salmon fillets (500 g)
• 500 g spinach, young, frozen
• 200 g cream
• 150 g cheese, grated, mild
• ½ onion(s)
• 1 clove(s) garlic
• 2 tbsp honey, or 3 tbsp to taste
• 2 tbsp cream cheese
• salt and pepper
• Cayenne pepper
• Paprika powder, sweet
• 1 chili pepper(s)

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

Preheat the oven to 185°C (top/bottom heat). Thaw the spinach, season with salt, and cayenne pepper, and spread it on the bottom of a shallow baking dish. If using, thaw the salmon, season with salt, and place it on the spinach bed. Place the honey in a small bowl and mix with a finely chopped chili pepper and sweet paprika. Dice half the onion, peel the garlic clove, and finely dice or press it. Sauté both in oil until the onion begins to brown. Pour in the cream and add the cream cheese. Season to taste. Gently heat the honey in the microwave or in a double boiler until it is liquid. Do not boil! Spread it generously with a brush (a silicone brush works well) over the salmon fillet and drizzle a little over the spinach. Leave about 1 tablespoon left over. Spread the cream sauce around the fish and spinach, along with the cheese. Place the casserole dish on the oven rack in the lower third of the oven and roast the salmon for about 30 minutes. Brush with honey again during the roasting process. After that, the cheese will be golden brown and the dish will be complete. Serve with potatoes or rice.