
Recipe for salmon and pearl barley in spinach cream sauce
Salmon and spinach are always a fantastic combination. Here, the pair has been transformed into a creamy stew in delightful harmony with pearl barley and cream sauce. Pearl barley is slightly coarser than regular rice, making it a bit healthier, but it still becomes deliciously tender and creamy in this kind of stew, and it is quite filling.
The result is a quick, healthy, delicious, and hearty everyday dish that can be ready in about half an hour.

Salmon and pearl barley in spinach cream sauce
Ingredients
- 160 gram Pearl Barley
- 1 pcs. Onion
- Butter for frying
- 1 pcs. Leek
- 250 gram Salmon Fillet fresh
- 200 gram Cooking Cream
- 100 gram Water
- 100 gram Fresh spinach
- 5 gram Lemon Juice
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- Put the pearl barley to boil in plenty of lightly salted water.
- Finely chop the onions and sauté them in the butter in a deep pan or pot.
- Slice the leek and sauté it for a couple of minutes.
- Remove the skin from the salmon and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Roughly chop the spinach and add both to the pot along with cream, water, and lemon juice.
- Let everything simmer for a few minutes and season with salt and pepper.
- Drain the pearl barley and fold it into the pan. Serve with fresh herbs on top.