Greek Salmon

salmon with greek topping on a white plate

This Greek Salmon recipe features tender, flaky salmon topped with a classic Greek salad and a creamy tzatziki. It is so delicious, you've got to try it!

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: greek salmon

Prep Time: 9

Cook Time: 6

Total Time: 15

Servings:

Ingredients

2 salmon fillets
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ cup tomatoes diced (3oz / 85g)
⅓ cup Kalamata or green olives halved (2.8oz / 80g)
½ cup cucumber diced (2.8oz / 80g)
2 tablespoon red onion finely sliced in half moons (0.5oz / 15g)
¼ cup feta crumbled

Dressing

3 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon dijon mustard
½ teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Pinch flakey sea salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Tzatiziki

½ cup Greek yogurt
¼ cucumber grated water squeezed out (2.6oz / 75g)
½ garlic clove minced
1 teaspoon mint finely chopped
2 teaspoon dill finely chopped
Drizzle of olive oil
1 - 1.5 teaspoon lemon juice to taste
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper.
Mix the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.
Brush some of dressing over salmon.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in pan. Add salmon skin side down and cook for 4 minutes on a medium heat, Flip and cook for another 3 - 4 minutes until cooked through. Note - cooking times will vary slightly depending on the thickness of your salmon.
Mix salad ingredients together in a bowl. Add rest of the dressing to the salad and toss together.
Mix tzatziki ingredients together in a bowl.
Serve salmon with Greek salad and tzatziki.

Nutrition

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