Greek salmon is an excellent dish for when you want something easy, delicious, and healthy. It consists of salmon portions basted in a combination of lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and a few herbs. And baked in an oven until flakey, and flavorful.
Tips, Tricks & Suggestions
- Use other fish?: If you’re not a fan of salmon don’t worry. Because you can still easily make this dish with just about any other type of fish that you like. However, keep in mind that every fish cooks a bit differently. So you might need to adjust the cooking time depending on what you use. And if you want to be precise most fish are perfectly cooked when they reach an internal temperature of 145℉/62.8℃.
- Add vegetables: You can easily turn this recipe into a delicious sheet pan dinner by adding vegetables. Some of my favorites to include are onion, bell pepper, zucchini, and cauliflower. Just cut them into bite-sized pieces and distribute them around the salmon on the baking sheet before baking. Oh, and make sure to prepare double basing sauce to pour over the vegetables for an amazing burst of taste!
- Great as leftovers: One of my favorite ways to use leftover greek salmon is to cut or shred the salmon into bite-sized pieces. Then add and toss them to any salad that you enjoy! It’s such a winning combination and makes a tasty, healthy, and easy lunch.
- Using the basting liquid as a marinade?: You can also use the basting liquid as a marinated if you’re looking for a more intense flavor. However, be careful not to marinate it for too long as the lemon juice and salt can partially cook the salmon. My personal recommendation is no longer than 30 minutes.
- Grill instead of bake: This dish can be an excellent summer recipe as well. All you have to do is grill the salmon instead of bake it. To do this start by getting your grill nice and hot. Then instead of basting the salmon prior to cooking simply brush on a little bit of oil. Next, place these on your hot grill skin side up and let them cook for 4 to 6 minutes. And finally, flip them over, baste them with the sauce, and let them finish grilling for another 4 to 6 minutes.
- Serving Suggestions: I like to keep it simple and serve this greek salmon with some Rice Pilaf and a salad of mixed greens tossed in our Greek Vinaigrette.
Other Great Recipes Featuring Salmon
Greek Salmon (Baked) Recipe
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 16 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 to 1½ Lb of salmon, cut into 4 individual portions
3 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
Juice from 1 large lemon
3 Cloves of garlic, minced
½ Teaspoon of dried oregano
½ Teaspoon of red pepper flakes (optional)
½ Teaspoon of salt & black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375℉/191℃.
- Make the basting sauce: Add the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl. Use a fork or whisk to stir these ingredients together until everything is thoroughly combined.
- Prep the salmon for baking: Wait until your oven is hot then line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the salmon portion on top of this making sure that they aren’t touching each other. Then pour or brush half of the basting liquid over each portion of salmon and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Bake the salmon: Place the baking sheet in your hot oven and let the salmon bake for 8 minutes. Then take the salmon out of the oven and pour/brush the remaining basting liquid over each portion. Return the salmon back to your oven and let them bake for another 8 minutes.
- Take the greek salmon out of your oven, serve them on individual plates, and enjoy!
Greek Salmon (Baked) Recipe
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 to 1½ Lb of salmon cut into 4 individual portions
- 3 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- Juice from 1 large lemon
- 3 Cloves of garlic minced
- ½ Teaspoon of dried oregano
- ½ Teaspoon of red pepper flakes optional
- ½ Teaspoon of salt & black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375℉/191℃.
- Make the basting sauce: Add the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl. Use a fork or whisk to stir these ingredients together until everything is thoroughly combined.
- Prep the salmon for baking: Wait until your oven is hot then line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the salmon portion on top of this making sure that they aren’t touching each other. Then pour or brush half of the basting liquid over each portion of salmon and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Bake the salmon: Place the baking sheet in your hot oven and let the salmon bake for 8 minutes. Then take the salmon out of the oven and pour/brush the remaining basting liquid over each portion. Return the salmon back to your oven and let them bake for another 8 minutes.
- Take the greek salmon out of your oven, serve on individual plates, and enjoy!
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