Roasted Salmon With Beet Salad

Hot tip: Roasting is a foolproof way to perfectly cook fish.

Roasted Salmon with Beet Salad
Photo: Greg DuPree
Hands On Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
4

There's nothing worse than buying a nice piece of salmon and then overcooking it. Enter roasting, a favorite way to cook salmon so every bite is melt-in-your-mouth tender. While the fish bakes, you'll toss a quick beet and kale salad together, made super quick thanks to pre-cooked beets. A dill dressing makes for a classic pairing, and cuts through the rich salmon. Serve with a dry white wine like sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio. This is a light meal, if you want to add more volume to the salad, try some cubed avocado in the mix.

Ingredients

  • 4 7-oz. skin-on salmon fillets, patted dry

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

  • 1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt, divided

  • 1 lemon, halved

  • .50 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt

  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, plus more for serving

  • 2 8.8-oz. pkg. precooked whole beets, quartered

  • ¼ cup chopped roasted almonds

  • 2 ounces baby kale (about 2 cups)

  • freshly ground black pepper, for serving

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F with a rimmed baking sheet on center rack. Drizzle salmon all over with 1 tablespoon oil and season with ½ teaspoon salt. Remove baking sheet from preheated oven. Add lemon halves, cut side down, and salmon, skin side down, to hot baking sheet. Return baking sheet to oven and reduce temperature to 300°F. Roast until salmon flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 14 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, whisk yogurt, dill, and ½ teaspoon salt in a small bowl until combined.

  3. Toss together beets, almonds, kale, and remaining 1 tablespoon oil and ½ teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Squeeze 1 charred lemon half over beet mixture; stir to combine. Squeeze remaining charred lemon half over yogurt mixture; stir to combine.

  4. Serve salmon with beet salad and a dollop of yogurt mixture. Sprinkle with chopped dill and several grinds of pepper.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

528 Calories
28g Fat
20g Carbs
48g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 528
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 28g 36%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 126mg 42%
Sodium 982mg 43%
Total Carbohydrate 20g 7%
Dietary Fiber 6g 21%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 48g

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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