Creamy Tuscan Salmon with Spinach, Artichokes, and Garlic (2024)

Published: Mar 04, 2019 / 127 Comments

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Pan-Seared Creamy Tuscan Salmon with Garlic, Spinach, Artichokes, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and Capers. This recipe features the best white cream sauce for salmon! Ready in 30 minutes!

If you're looking for a family-friendly dinner recipe to make tender and flaky salmon, look no further. This one-pan meal will surely become one of your favorite weeknight dinners! Pan-seared Tuscan salmon is generously coated in a creamy garlic sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and other veggies.

Crispy and crunchy on the outside, the salmon is moist and tender on the inside. This recipe features the same vegetables I used for fusilli pasta not long ago.

Serve creamy Tuscan salmon with roasted or steamed vegetables, pasta, or withItalian ravioli. Buy ravioli in the store and dress them up according to my recipe!

Why make Tuscan salmon

• One-pan meal. Use a large skillet or frying pan. Stainless steel, cast iron, or non-stick. The salmon is pan seared to perfection until crispy and flaky. Then, the creamy garlic sauce is made in the same pan.
• Ready in 30 minutes. Perfect recipe for a family weeknight dinner!
• Tuscan flavors. Sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, garlic, artichokes, and capers taste delicious in a white cream sauce.

Helpful tips for searing salmon

• Do not remove the skin. The skin will help salmon fillet retain its shape while you sear it. It will also protect it from overcooking. Also, when the salmon is completely cooked, you can slide the fork between the salmon fillet and the skin to remove the skin. It's much easier to remove the skin once the salmon is cooked!
• Pat dry salmon with paper towels before searing.
• Season the salmon with salt right before searing.
• Sear the salmon flesh side down first (skin side up). This will create a nice crust over the top of the salmon. Make sure the skillet is hot and the olive oil rolls easily around the skillet (without burning).
• How long to sear salmon? Sear salmon about 4 minutes on each side, until it's cooked through and flaky.

White Cream Sauce for Salmon

Creamy garlic sauce is made with heavy cream and minced garlic. Sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, and capers add flavor and texture. The cream sauce is super flavorful, and it also keeps the salmon fillets tender and moist on the inside.

How to make Tuscan salmon

1) First, sear salmon fillets in olive oil in a large skillet.

2) Remove the salmon from the skillet.
3) Next, cook the vegetables. Add minced garlic and chopped sun-dried tomatoes to the skillet.

4) Add chopped artichoke hearts and drained capers. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

5) Then, add fresh spinach.

6) Cook for a couple of minutes, until the spinach wilts.

7) Add 1 cup of heavy cream and paprika. Bring to simmer. Simmer for about 1 minute, stirring. Season with salt and more paprika, if you like.

8) Add cooked salmon to the skillet with the cream sauce. Spoon the sauce over the salmon, and simmer for a minute or more, until the salmon is warmed up and cooked through.

What to serve with creamy Tuscan salmon

• Pasta. Because Tuscan salmon features creamy sauce, it's best to serve it with some carbs. Serve angel hair pasta, spaghetti, penne, or ziti pasta.
• Spaghetti squash. Roast spaghetti squash in the oven and scrape out the spaghetti squash strands with the fork.
• Roasted vegetables. Green vegetables will be amazing with the creamy and flaky Tuscan salmon. Make roasted asparagus, oven-roasted broccoli,garlic green beans with bacon, or cooked spinach.

Other salmon recipes

Salmon is a great source of protein. It's always handy to have a good salmon recipe to make for a family dinner. Here are some of my favorites:

• Garlic Parmesan Crusted Salmon and Asparagus
• Cilantro Lime Salmon
• Salmon with Mango Salsa

Other Italian recipes

Italian-inspired recipes usually revolve around pasta, as well as meat served with lots of vegetables. If you enjoy Italian cuisine, you might like these weeknight dinner recipes:

• Creamy Farfalle (Bow-Tie Pasta) with Spinach, Mushrooms, Caramelized Onions
• Linguine with Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce
• Mushroom Ravioli with Spinach
• Baked Italian Chicken with Vegetables
• Mediterranean Chicken with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Artichokes, and Capers