Family Dinners: Baked Salmon Topped with Veggies

by Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD on April 5, 2010

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It’s my birthday today! So instead of sharing my meal plan, which is limited this week with the festivities, I thought I’d share this new salmon recipe I tried last week.

Salmon is our favorite fish dish around here. When I first saw this recipe from Kraft, I knew I had to try it. It was soooo good! My husband and son ate it up and my daughter who doesn’t eat salmon (yet) liked picking at the mushrooms while she ate the mac and cheese. Yes, I often make this dish with mac and cheese (whole grain). It’s the ultimate compromise.

Instead of using the dressing the recipe calls for, I used a marinade I adapted from All Recipes. 

If you try it let me know how it turned out. Happy Monday!

Ingredients:
1-1.5 pound salmon
2-3 TBS olive oil
1 TBS lemon juice (fresh is better)
2 garlic cloves minced
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 cups spinach chopped
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 tomato chopped

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375. Mix olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, basil, salt and pepper in a small dish and set aside. Chop/slice tomatoes, spinach and mushrooms and then mix together in a bowl. Spray 13×9-inch baking dish with canola/olive oil spray and place fish skin down. Spoon marinade over fish and then top with veggies.

BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.

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Estela @ Weekly Bite April 5, 2010 at 1:05 pm

Happy Birthday!!!

Mary Ann Dames, M.S., R.D. April 5, 2010 at 1:09 pm

I love salmon and am always looking for new ways to serve it. April 19 starts my blog celebration of Earth Day. Planning ahead, check out my blog on April 21 for Macaroni and Trees! Since your daughter likes macaroni and cheese, I bet she’d like the recipe with its addition of nutritious “tree” broccoli.

Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD April 5, 2010 at 2:47 pm

Thanks Estela! My husband is taking me to dinner tonight so I’m looking forward to a nice dinner.

Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD April 5, 2010 at 3:53 pm

Sounds great!

Karin Martinez April 12, 2010 at 9:29 pm

Hey Mare, hope you had a happy “Birthweek”. I made this salmon recipe last week and it was delicious. I reduced the salt a bit, I think I used about 3/4 teaspoon but could have even reduced it to 1/2 tsp. This week I’m trying the greek chicken pita on your mealplan. Thanks for the great ideas, my friend!

Toni Alabakovski April 27, 2010 at 2:57 pm

This was absolutely AWESOME!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!!

Gini Revere August 2, 2010 at 12:22 pm

I made these for my husband and I – what a hit! The salmon was such a hit that I decided to make them again as a gift for my parents anniversary! They loved them too! Thanks so much! I will definitely make this again and again!! YUMMY!

Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD August 2, 2010 at 5:35 pm

Thanks Gini. That’s funny you comment today. I just made these last night for my extended family’s Sunday night dinner and everyone loved them. I try to always make with with the veggies. I love the taste combo!

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