Mediterranean baked salmon is an easy and healthy recipe to make. It is tender, moist, and packed with many delicious flavors. Serve it with white rice, salad, or your favorite side dish. I love serving my salmon with white rice and black beans.
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Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the salmon on a well-oiled baking dish. Add salt, paprika, garlic powder, cumin, and dill on the salmon. Chop the cherry tomatoes, onions, sun-dried tomatoes and black olives. Add to the baking dish with the seasoned salmon.
Add the capers and sprinkle more olive oil. Add 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Thicker cuts of salmon may require 30 minutes. Optional: Top salmon with 1 tablespoon of blue cheese and serve immediately.
Mediterranean Baked Salmon
Ingredients
- 1 salmon fillet
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ¼ salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon dill (dried or fresh)
- 1 small onion (sliced thinly)
- ¼ cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes (halved)
- ¼ cup black olives (halved)
- ½ cup capers
- 1 tablespoon blue cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° F
- Place the salmon on a well-oiled baking dish. Add salt, paprika, garlic powder, cumin, and dill on the salmon.
- Chop the cherry tomatoes, onions, sun-dried tomatoes and black olives. Add to the baking dish with seasoned salmon.
- Add the capers and sprinkle more olive oil. Add 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar.
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Thicker cuts of salmon may require 30 minutes.
- Optional: Top salmon with 1 tablespoon of blue cheese and serve immediately.