Mediterranean Baked Salmon Filets
If you love Mediterranean flavors and easy meals, you are going to love these Mediterranean baked salmon filets. These baked salmon filets are made with red onion, Mediterranean olives, garlic, and balsamic vinegar which give the salmon filets so much flavor.
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
- 1 large cast iron skillet or heavy bottom oven safe pan
Ingredients
Salmon
- 4 salmon filets about 1 inch thick
- ⅛ teaspoon Freshly cracked black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon Kosher salt.
Mediterranean Topping
- 8 ounces Castelvetrano Olives
- 1 Red bell pepper sliced into thin strips
- ½ cup Balsamic vinegar
- 1 Medium red onion sliced
- 3 cloves Garlic diced
- 2 tablespoon Olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon Sweet paprika
- pinch of red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Place heavy bottom pan in oven for 10 minutes to pre-heat.
- Now grab another large saute pan and preheat that over medium heat.
- Add olive oil, onion, and sliced red peppers, and red pepper flakes to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes.1 Red bell pepper, 1 Medium red onion, 2 tablespoon Olive oil, pinch of red pepper flakes
- Now add the olives and garlic and cook for one minute.8 ounces Castelvetrano Olives, 3 cloves Garlic
- Add balsamic vinegar, paprika, salt, and cook for another 2 minutes.¼ teaspoon Sweet paprika, ½ cup Balsamic vinegar, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- Place salmon filets on a plate and pat dry with paper towels.4 salmon filets
- Remove the pan from the oven and place salmon filets in the pan.
- Season salmon with salt and pepper.⅛ teaspoon Freshly cracked black pepper, ⅛ teaspoon Kosher salt.
- Pour toppings and the sauce over the salmon making sure to get the toppings in between the salmon to expose the top of the salmon then bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until it is cooked all the way through with an internal temperature of the thickest part reaching about 145 degrees.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 1183mg | Potassium: 928mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 353IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 2mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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