# Lemon Butter Salmon Dinner: IDDSI Level 6 recipe

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Level 6: Soft & Bite-Sized | 25 min | Serves 1 + the family

## Family version

- Pan-seared salmon
- Steamed broccoli
- Rice pilaf

## Level 6 ingredients

- 140 g salmon fillet
- 100 g broccoli florets, steamed very soft
- 120 g well-cooked mashed-texture rice or soft polenta
- 2 tbsp lemon butter sauce

## Method

1. Poach or bake the salmon gently until it flakes: avoid searing, which creates a tough crust.
2. Steam broccoli past “crisp-tender” to genuinely soft; stems should squash under a fork.
3. Swap rice pilaf for soft polenta or well-moistened mashed potato. Plain rice scatters and is hard to control.
4. Cut everything to 1.5 cm pieces (about the width of an adult thumbnail).
5. Dress generously with lemon butter so every bite is moist. Fork-pressure test a piece of each component.

## Equipment

Steamer, fork for testing

## Practical tip

At Level 6 the knife test is your guide: if it needs a knife, it isn't tender enough yet.

## Before serving

Run the appropriate IDDSI fork and spoon tests on the finished serving. Recipes guide the preparation; only testing confirms how the serving behaves.

## Safety

Use only the food and drink levels prescribed by the person's qualified clinician. Test the actual serving before it is eaten or drunk.