Maccabi LIFE Kitchen – One Pan Greek Salmon

Discover why the Mediterranean Diet is so popular with this healthy one pan Greek salmon with roasted peppers, cherry tomatoes, sweet potatoes, olives and medicinal herbs. The thousands of nutrients in this dish work synergistically together to express health in your genes, body and mind. Bring health, taste and the joy of cooking into your life with the colours and flavours of the Mediterranean. Enjoy!

Ingredients

4 salmon fillets

¼ cup olive oil

Salt and pepper

2 medium sweet potatoes chopped into cubes

1 red onion chopped into quarters

4-8 garlic cloves

1 lemon, sliced

1 red pepper, sliced thickly

½ cup cherry tomatoes

8 asparagus spears

2 tbs fresh oregano

2 sprigs fresh rosemary

2 tbs fresh thyme

Topping:

½ cup crumbled fetta cheese

¼ cup pitted olives

Juice of 1 lemon

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C degrees.
2. Combine sweet potatoes, garlic, onions, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper until the veggies are coated.
3. Put them on a sheet pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.
4. Move the sweet potatoes, garlic and onions to the side and add the salmon, peppers, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, sliced lemon, oregano, rosemary, thyme.
5. Pour any remaining olive oil from the veggies onto the salmon.
6. Bake 15-20 minutes
7. Add feta cheese, olives and top everything with the juice of one lemon. Bake 5 more minutes.
8. Enjoy!