Description
Enjoy this quick Mediterranean Salmon recipe topped with fresh veggies. Perfect for dinner parties or weeknights—try it today!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 salmon fillets (5–6 ounces each)
- 2 tbsp fresh oregano
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- ⅔ cup green California ripe olives (pitted and halved)
- ½ English cucumber (diced)
- ¼ cup fresh parsley (chopped)
- 3 tbsp fresh basil (chopped)
- ½ cup feta cheese (crumbled)
- Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, season salmon fillets with oregano, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until well coated.
- Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat with olive oil. Cook salmon skin-side down for about 5 minutes. Flip gently and cook for an additional 2–3 minutes until fully cooked.
- Meanwhile, combine tomatoes, olives, cucumber, parsley, basil, feta cheese, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a bowl for the Mediterranean topping.
- Serve salmon on a platter topped with the vegetable mixture. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 640mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg