Baked salmon with roasted sweet potato and spinach-walnut salad

Serves 2.

• 2 salmon fillets (about 125 g each)
• 1 large sweet potato, diced
• 100 g fresh spinach (or lamb's lettuce)
• 30 g walnuts, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• juice of ½ lemon
• pepper and a pinch of salt
• optional: fresh dill or half a red onion

1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Toss the diced sweet potato with half a tablespoon of olive oil and some pepper, and roast for 25–30 minutes until tender and lightly golden.
2. Brush the salmon with a little oil and lemon juice and season lightly. Pan-fry the fillets for about 4 minutes per side (or bake them in the oven for 12–15 minutes) until just cooked.
3. Mix the spinach with the roasted sweet potato and the walnuts. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil and lemon juice.
4. Place the salmon on top of the salad, finish with dill and serve immediately.

This dish deliberately combines ingredients that fit within nutrition advice for people with CMT. No diet cures CMT, but healthy, balanced eating can help support weight, energy and overall health.

• Salmon provides omega-3 fatty acids (anti-inflammatory) plus protein and vitamin D to help maintain muscles and bones. Oily fish such as salmon is explicitly recommended within an anti-inflammatory diet for CMT.
• Spinach and leafy greens are rich in micronutrients and fit an anti-inflammatory eating pattern.
• Walnuts contain healthy, anti-inflammatory fats.
• Sweet potato is a complex carbohydrate that provides longer-lasting energy — useful against the fatigue that can occur with CMT.
• The meal is balanced and low in added salt and sugar, which helps with weight management. That matters because extra weight places additional strain on already weakened muscles and joints.

For specific dietary questions, consult your doctor or a dietitian.

• European CMT Federation — Nutrition and Charcot-Marie-Tooth
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) — Exercise and Nutrition
• Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation — Nutrition