Swimming a pool of fresh cream and seasoned with fragrant herbs, baked salmon makes for a satisfying and deeply nourishing supper.  Simple food is often the best food.  Indeed, good food needn’t be complicated.  When you rely on wholesome ingredients of the best quality you can reasonably afford, the simplest of preparations will illuminate their natural beauty.  In simple preparations, as in this 4-step recipe for baked salmon in cream and herbs, allow the full, but often quite subtle, flavors of individual ingredients to shine.

A sacred food in many cultures, wild-caught salmon is rich in life-sustaining nutrients particularly omega-3 fatty acids which play a role in multiple aspects of human health.  Omega-3 fatty acids are thought to play a roll in emotional and cognitive health, cardiovascular health, proper vision, proper immune function and may even offer anticarcinogenic properties.  Cream, particularly from cows fed exclusively on fresh and lush grasses, is rich in a substance called conjugated linoleic acid which is known for its anticarcinogenic properties while fresh herbs are remarkably good sources of antioxidants.

In this way, a simple preparation of salmon baked in fresh cream and herbs is as nourishing for your body as it is satisfying for your tastebuds.  Real food tastes and feels good, as it should.  Good health requires no denials, no deprivations; rather, it needs but an enjoyment of simple pleasures derived from food grown, prepared and served as nature intended.

Don’t forget that the 28-day Real Food Challenge begins this coming Monday, so sign up to participate.  At the time of writing, nearly 300 real food lovers will be participating in the challenge.  If you’re just beginning your journey into real and traditional foods, the challenge presents an excellent opportunity to delve into the movement step-by-step and with the support of an entire community.  If you’ve loved and celebrated real food for some time, the challenge will give you the opportunity to reinvigorate your passion while also affording you the opportunity to support newcomers to the movement. We even have prizes for participants, so take the opportunity and sign up.

Recipe for Baked Salmon with Cream & Herbs

Wild-caught salmon, rich in omega-3 fatty acids, combines with fresh herbs and cream for a simply but deeply satisfying supper.  Complete the meal with a vibrant, pepper arugula salad seasoned with unrefined sea salt and a fruity unrefined extra virgin olive oil.

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