Sumac Roast Salmon
Dinner | Mediterranean
Five ingredient roast salmon recipe that you can make in 20 minutes. This is a quick, easy and healthy dinner option and you just need to pair it with rice or your favourite salad.
Here’s my roast salmon recipe that guarantees that you end with flaky, juicy salmon for dinner. I love a recipe that only has a few ingredients and takes less than 30 minutes, especially during the week.
A good quality salmon will already give you lots of flavour, so you don’t need to add a whole lot to it. I like the combination of salt, sumac and lemon zest to give it a nice balance. Sumac has a tart, citrus flavour and is used a lot in Mediterranean cooking to elevate grilled meats and veg, especially fish.
This recipe serves four people but you can easily scale it up or down depending on how many you’re cooking for.
Now, you need something to go with your salmon so head to my zucchini and butter bean salad recipe. Both recipes will take you under 30 minutes. Or you can pair it with some rice, steamed veg or a barley salad.
Ingredients
- 800g salmon fillet, skin on
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- sea salt, to season
- ½ tsp ground sumac
- zest of 1 lemon
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C fan forced (390°F) and then line a large baking tray with baking paper.
- Place the salmon, skin side down on the tray. Drizzle the salmon flesh with olive oil, then season generously with some salt, then the sumac and lemon zest.
- Place the salmon in the oven and check it after 12 minutes. The skin should be flaky, and you want the internal temperature to reach 50°C (122°F).
- Set it aside to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Recipe notes
Salmon:
I’ve used an 800g salmon fillet (with skin on) which you should be able to pick up from your local fish monger. Just ask them for a thick belly piece of salmon. If you don’t have access to one, smaller individual salmon fillets will be fine just check it after 10 minutes. If you don’t want to cook with salmon, you could use trout.
Sumac:
you can find it in the spice aisle of your local supermarket.