This oven baked salmon with broccoli sheet pan recipe checks all the boxes. Itβs easy to make, healthy, delicious, pantry friendly, quick, and gentle on the wallet.
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According to cooking trends, to make a delicious meal, you supposedly need a lot of fancy equipment. From an instant pot to air fryer to sous vide to whatever. Or you grab your trusty old aluminum sheet pan (which hardly takes up any room in the cabinet) and make yourself a super tasty weekday treat the good old way.
Sound too good to be true? Letβs get started.
Iβm a big fan of our local fresh fish department, but sometimes a fish craving hits out of the blue, just when itβs time to start making dinner. Therefore, frozen salmon is a pantry staple in our house. Itβs nice to just open the freezer and grab a couple of pre-portioned frozen salmon steaks, defrost them in lukewarm water, and be ready to cook.
This dish requires little planning, just three mixing bowls, and a sheet pan. I made this oven baked salmon with broccoli for two, which is nice because I could just put the sheet pan in the toaster oven. If youβre planning to make this dish for a bigger crowd, just increase the amounts accordingly and bake in the regular oven.
π₯¦ The vegetable
This is the only non-pantry ingredient. I picked up a broccoli crown at the store. You can use asparagus or broccolini instead, Iβm sure that works fine too.
Wash the broccoli and cut it into bite-sized florets. In a bowl, combine a couple cloves of minced garlic with extra virgin olive oil, hot pepper flakes, kosher sea salt, and some freshly cracked pepper. Add broccoli and toss.
Line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil and place the vegetables around the perimeter of the sheet pan, leaving room for the fish in the middle.
π The salmon
The pre-portioned salmon steaks will thaw in a bowl with lukewarm water in about 10 minutes. When you take them out of the plastic pouch, make sure to pat them dry with a paper towel.
β¨ Layers of flavor
Yes, these salmon steaks will get two layers of flavor. The first layer will ensure that the salmon keeps its buttery texture and the second layer will add a little crunch.
The first layer
In a small mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise with a little soy sauce, lemon juice, and salt. Place the fish in the middle of the sheet pan and coat it with the sauce, making sure to get the sides as well. Donβt worry if some of the sauce runs off toward the vegetables.
The second layer
Here comes the flavor crunch. In a small mixing bowl, combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan, and lemon zest. Generously apply on top of the salmon steaks.
β²οΈ How to bake salmon and vegetables
Bake for 15 minutes at 400Β°F. To check for doneness, insert a fork in the center of the salmon steak...it should flake easily. And the vegetables should have a nice βal denteβ bite. Serve with a glass of Chardonnay.
Youβve just made yourself a delicious weeknight treat thatβs healthy and requires hardly any cleanup. Now whatβs the name of that movie again with that guy doing that thing in that country I wanted to watch tonight?
π¨π»βπ³ Expert tips and hints about sheet pan cooking
- Always use a sheet pan with a rim (unless you want a mess on the bottom of the oven).
- Line your sheet pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil and lightly oil it (the food wonβt stick, so thereβs easy cleanup).
- Stay away from the fancy and more expensive βnon-stickβ sheet pans. When you accidentally scratch that non-stick surface, youβll eat itβ¦
- Donβt crowd the food. Leave room in between so the food bakes and doesnβt steam.
- Think of sheet pan cooking as you would one-pot cooking. Same idea.
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π Recipe
Oven Baked Salmon with Broccoli (Sheet Pan Recipe)
Ingredients
Salmon Steaks
- 2 (4 ounce) salmon steaks
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- Β½ tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- β teaspoon kosher sea salt
- 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Vegetable
- 8 ounces broccoli, cut into bite-size florets
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Β½ teaspoon hot pepper flakes
- ΒΌ teaspoon kosher sea salt
- Β½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine a couple cloves of minced garlic with extra virgin olive oil, hot pepper flakes, kosher sea salt, and some freshly cracked pepper. Add broccoli and toss.Β
- Line a baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil and place the vegetables around the perimeter of the sheet pan, leaving room for the fish in the middle.
- In a second small mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise with a little soy sauce, lemon juice, and salt.Β
- Place the fish in the middle of the sheet pan and coat it with the sauce, making sure to get the sides as well.Β
- In a third small mixing bowl, combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan, and lemon zest.
- Generously apply breadcrumb mixture on top of the salmon steaks.Β
- Bake for 15 minutes at 400Β°F. To check for doneness, insert a fork in the center of the salmon steakβ¦it should flake easily. And the vegetables should have a nice βal denteβ bite.Β
- Serve with a glass of Chardonnay.
Notes
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A couple tips and hints about sheet pan cooking
- Always use a sheet pan with a rim (unless you want a mess on the bottom of the oven).
- Line your sheet pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil and lightly oil it (the food wonβt stick, so thereβs easy cleanup).
- Stay away from the fancy and more expensive βnon-stickβ sheet pans. When you accidentally scratch that non-stick surface, youβll eat itβ¦
- Donβt crowd the food. Leave room in between so the food bakes and doesnβt steam.
- Think of sheet pan cooking as you would one-pot cooking. Same idea.
- Suggestion: If you enjoy this, then you're gonna love our super easy oven baked cod!
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Pat
Loved this! A great light dinner and easy to make after a long day at work.
maplewoodroad
Thank you! π