Baked Salmon Recipe {Easy & Delicious!}
This quick, healthy and simple Baked Salmon recipe with potatoes and courgettes is a light but delicious midweek dinner for the whole family.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 Salmon fillets
- 3 Potatoes
- 3 Courgettes (or 2 big ones)
- 20 g Fresh thyme
- 2 Garlic cloves Peeled and crushed
- 1 Lemon Sliced
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180℃/350F Fan, 200℃/400F or Gas Mark 6.
- Boil or microwave your potatoes (in their skins) for about 10 minutes to just soften.
- Drain your potatoes and slice your potatoes and courgettes into approx 0.5 cm slices (or use a mandolin if you have one).
- Now cut a piece of foil that is big enough to create a parcel to hold your food, You need enough excess to wrap across the top of the ingredients.
- Spray of brush the foil with a little olive oil. Arrange the slices of partially cooked potato on the foil, overlapping them to fill the dish. Lay slices of courgette on top.
- Once all of the courgette has been used up, place the 4 salmon fillets on top, followed by a slice of lemon on each. Sprinkle with the fresh thyme, crushed garlic and a drizzle of oil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Wrap the foil over the top of the salmon. Cook for 20 minutes.
Notes
Servings: This is a really good recipe to scale down- if you want to cook for less people just reduce the recipe accordingly, it's the perfect supper for nights on your own
Salmon: It’s best to use fresh skinless and boneless salmon fillets from the supermarket or fishmonger for this so we don’t have any fiddly work to do. This recipe serves 4 people - if you want to serve for more than this it may be more economical to buy a side of salmon. If you do decide to do this then you can follow this recipe, however you should increase your cooking time to around 30 minutes
Be careful not to overcook: If you’re not sure, keep checking the salmon. It shouldn't have that telltale white residue coming from it. If you notice this on the fish, remove it from the oven straight away
Mandolin for slicing: I use mine to make thick slices and then chop them up for making homemade chips too. Mine is ancient and not available any more, but the mandolin in this link has excellent reviews
Gluten free recipe
Nutrition
Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 1913mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 360IU | Vitamin C: 59.1mg | Calcium: 99mg | Iron: 7.2mg