20 Minute Salmon Dinner
20 Minute Salmon Dinner – yes you’re going to do the Salmon, the veggies and the potatoes all in 20 minutes.
Here is what you will need
- 2 boneless Salmon Filets
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 2 medium sized potatoes cut into 1 inch chunks
- 6 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil devided
- 1 tsp black pepper devided
- 1 tsp. garlic powder devided
- 1/2 tsp. dried dill weed or lemon zest or dried basil
- 2 lemon wedges
How to cook up your 20 minute salmon dinner
If your salmon filets are individually wrapped and frozen just put them into a bowl of water while you prep the potatoes and broccoli. Cut up the potatoes into about 1″ chunks. Put the potato chunks and the broccoli florets into a casserole dish. Drizzle half of the extra virgin olive oil. Lightly sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Stir it all together getting everything coated with the oil and spices. Arrange the potatoes on the outside edges of the dish and put it in the microwave set at 5 minutes.
Put a skillet on at medium high and add the rest of the olive oil. Cut the plastic wraps off of the salmon filets – if you’re working with frozen that is. Don’t worry if your frozen filets are still little stiff, they will finish up just fine in the skillet. Rinse them off and pat dry with paper towels. If the skin is still on lightly salt, pepper, garlic powder and dill weed the flesh side. Don’t have dill weed? Just skip it, or, use lemon zest or dried basil instead. If they have been skinned go ahead and do both sides. Put them in the hot skillet skin side up or if they have been skinned with the gray striped side up.
Give them about 2-4 minutes a side depending on the thickness and how well done you like it. When they are starting to get firm but not willing to flake they are “rare”. Some people like it like that. When the filets try to flake when poked with your finger or a fork, they are done.
Check on the veggies by poking a potato chunk with a fork. If they need a little more give it to them a minute at a time.
When the salmon is ready the veggies will be just waiting for you. Serve it up with lemon wedges and enjoy your 20 Minute Salmon Dinner.
Here are some more quick and easy salmon recipes
Pan Fried Salmon Recipe with Lemon Butter
Quick Lemon Butter Salmon Fillets
And a Spicy Catfish Filets recipe
15 minute Weeknight Salmon
Ingredients
- 2 boneless salmon fillets
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 2 medium size potatoes cut into 1" chunks
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil divided
- 1 teaspoon salt divided
- 1 teaspoon black pepper divided
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder divided
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed or lemon zest or dried basil
- 2 lemon wedges
Instructions
- If your salmon filets are individually wrapped and frozen just put them into a bowl of water while you prep the potatoes and broccoli. Cut up the potatoes into about 1" chunks. Put the potato chunks and the broccoli florets into a casserole dish. Drizzle half of the extra virgin olive oil. Lightly sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Stir it all together getting everything coated with the oil and spices. Arrange the potatoes on the outside edges of the dish and put it in the microwave set at 5 minutes.
- Put a skillet on at medium high and add the rest of the olive oil. Cut the plastic wraps off of the salmon filets - if you're working with frozen that is. Rinse them off and pat dry with paper towels. If the skin is still on lightly salt, pepper, garlic powder and dill weed the flesh side. If you don't have dill weed just skip it, or, use lemon zest or dried basil instead. If they have been skinned go ahead and do both sides. Put them in the hot skillet skin side up or if they have been skinned with the gray striped side up. Give them about 2-4 minutes a side depending on the thickness and how well done you like it. When they are starting to get firm but not willing to flake they are "rare". Some people like it like that. When they try to flake when poked with your finger or a fork, they are well done.
- Check on the veggies by poking a potato chunk with a fork. If they need a little more give it to them a minute at a time.When the salmon is ready the veggies will be just waiting for you. Serve it up with lemon wedges and enjoy your 20 Minute Weeknight Salmon. Bon Appetit! A chilled Chablis or Pinot Grigio turns this 15 minute quick and easy meal into a special dinner.
