On a long Jet Blue flight from Seattle (my hometown) to New York (my current home), I watched Italian American chef and TV personality Giada De Laurentiis make an incredible salmon recipe, which inspired my simpler version using jarred salsa right out of the pantry. It really doesn’t get any easier! The side of onion soup is a Greek version of one of my all-time favorites, French Onion Soup.
Salsa Baked Salmon
Servings
4 Servings
Ingredients
- 4 4-ounce salmon fillets
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 12-ounce jar of your favorite salsa
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes halved
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Place each portion of salmon in the center of a large piece of a foil. Drizzle with olive oil; season with salt and pepper to taste; then cover with salsa. Arrange cherry tomatoes around salmon. Fold the foil over the salmon then twist the ends like a candy wrapper. Place wrapped salmon on a baking sheet, and bake 40 minutes. Be careful when you unwrap the salmon; steam will escape and can burn you.
- Goes with: Greek Onion Soup. Add 2 cups chopped onions, 2 medium potatoes, chopped, and 2 cups Italian or basil tomato sauce to a pot. Add water and/or vegetable broth to cover. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Boil over medium heat temperature for 30 minutes and serve.
I was getting creative on Keto and thought why not both salmon and chunky salsa, I cooked & lightly seasoned my salmon, added the chunky salsa to the pot and broke the salmon up in it, warmed it for up to 5 mins, it reminds me of a spanish dish I used to have with tomatos and fish, both pair PERFECT with white rice. I thought I was kinda weird for mixing these two since theres not many recipies showing this but THEN I FOUND THIS! lol Its so good, great minds think alike.
Seems long to me too at that temperature, but some people like their fish more cooked.
Sounds amazing. I’m making this tonight.
Tilapia needs a lot less time to cook so if you want to top your tilapia with salsa, I would cook it uncovered for 25 minutes at 375 degrees F.
You can definitely make this recipe with individual pieces!
If feeding four or more people, would you advise baking each piece individually?
Will the recipe work with tilapia fillets too ? Thx.
That would be delicious! I love the mango peach salsa at Costco. Go for it!
anyone have a home made salsa recipe to go with this?
Looks great. Will this work with Costco mango peach salsa as well?
Thanks!
This was amazing!! Plus, it was probably the easiest salmon I’ve ever made and got lots of compliments!
Yum, I have to try this! I’m always looking for new fish dishes and this is super easy!