Easy Baked Salmon Recipe with Creamy Sauce

A white skillet features two cooked salmon fillets nestled among fresh spinach leaves and cherry tomatoes. Topped with a creamy white sauce, this simple and healthy, gluten-free dish rests on a wooden board with a striped cloth napkin nearby.

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Easy Baked Salmon Recipe with Creamy Sauce

Looking for an easy and delicious weeknight dinner that you can cook in no time and that the whole family enjoys? You are in luck! Let me show you how to make the creamy, juicy, flakey salmon with cherry tomatoes and spinach.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: dinner

Cuisine: Mediteranian

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: baked salmon, baked salmon recipe, creamy salmon, family dinner

Servings: people

Calories: 562kcal

Author: Elena Elliott

Ingredients

2 salmon fillets skin on
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves crushed
100 millilitre fresh cream
150 grams cherry tomatoes
1 handful baby spinach washed and drained
Salt and pepper to season

Instructions

Preheat oven to 190'C (370'F)
Once the oil is hot, fry the salmon skin down for 1 to 2 minutes. Fry one site only.
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 2 salmon fillets skin on
Add crushed garlic cloves, skin on, and let it fry for another minuter.
4 garlic cloves
Add fresh cream into the frying pan, pour some over the salmon fillets,
100 millilitre fresh cream
Add cherry tomatoes, and transfer the fish into the preheated oven.
150 grams cherry tomatoes
Bake for approximately 10 minutes. Take the frying pan out and add spinach. Bake for another 2 minutes until spinach is wilted.
1 handful baby spinach
Serve with some pasta, rice, or roast vegetables. Enjoy!

Notes

I suggest baking salmon at 190°C (370°F) for 10 to 15 minutes, keeping the thickness of the fish in mind. To check if the fish is ready, use a fork to gently push down on the top of the fish. If it flakes easily, it is ready.

If you have frozen salmon at home, take it out of the freezer the night before and allow it to defrost naturally in the fridge overnight. However, if you forget to do so, you can also place the salmon in a sealed plastic bag in warm (not hot) water. It will take about half an hour for the fish to thaw.

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