Sheet Pan Salmon with Salsa Verde
Crispy-skinned salmon roasted with bright, herbaceous salsa verde in under 25 minutes. A light Mediterranean dinner that feels elegant but requires just six ingredients and one pan.
- Total time
- 22 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 385
- Protein
- 34g
Ingredients
- 2 fillets (about 5 oz each) salmon fillets, skin-on
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves, packed
- ½ cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped
- 1 clove garlic clove
- 1 lemon lemon (zested and juiced)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 0 to taste salt and pepper
Instructions
- 1
Set the oven to 425°F and wait until the indicator light or beep tells you it has finished preheating, about 10 minutes.
- 2
Mince the garlic clove until the pieces are smaller than a grain of rice, about pencil-tip-dot size, by rocking a knife blade over it on the cutting board.
- 3
Pour the basil and parsley into a food processor or blender, add the minced garlic, the zest of the lemon, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- 4
Pulse or blend until the herbs are finely chopped and the mixture looks like a thick, chunky paste, about 8 pulses or 10 seconds of blending.
- 5
Squeeze the lemon juice into the salsa verde and stir with a spoon until combined; taste and add another pinch of salt or pepper if needed.
- 6
Pat the salmon fillets dry on both sides using paper towels so the skin will crisp in the oven.
- 7
Place the salmon fillets skin-side down on a sheet pan, drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the flesh side, and sprinkle with a small pinch of salt and pepper.
- 8
Slide the sheet pan into the preheated 425°F oven and roast until the salmon flesh is opaque and flakes gently when you press it with a fork, 12–14 minutes.
- 9
Remove the sheet pan from the oven using oven mitts and transfer the salmon fillets to serving plates using a thin spatula.
- 10
Spoon the salsa verde generously over the top of each salmon fillet in a mound covering the center of the fish.
Tools you’ll need
- oven
- food processor or blender
- sheet pan
- paper towels
- fork
- oven mitts
- thin spatula
- spoon
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