This is one of the easiest sheet-pan salmon dinner recipes you’ll find – it’s also one of the quickest to make. For this healthy weeknight meal, broccoli and potatoes are roasted alongside the salmon, and dinner is on the table in 30 minutes.
The final touch is a Lemon and Parsley Sauce that gets drizzled over the salmon and vegetables right before serving,
With only a sheet pan to wash, the cleanup will be fast as well.
Sheet Pan Salmon With Broccoli and New Potatoes
This easy sheet pan salmon recipe makes for a super fast, healthy weeknight dinner that's easy on clean-up.
Ingredients
- 1 head broccoli
- 1 red onion cut into wedges
- 350 g new potatoes about 20 potatoes or ½ a 680g bag
- 1 garlic clove finely grated
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 skin-on salmon fillets about 550g, patted dry
- ¾ tsp salt divided
- ¾ tsp pepper
Lemon-Parsley Sauce
- ½ tbsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp finely chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425˚F.
- Cut broccoli into florets. Peel the stem using a vegetable peeler, trim the bottom and discard, then cut stem into 1-inch slices.
- Place broccoli florets and stems, onion, potatoes and garlic onto a baking sheet. Toss vegetables with oil and ½ tsp each salt and pepper until coated and garlic is evenly dispersed. Bake 15 minutes.
- Season salmon on both sides with remaining ¼ tsp each salt and pepper. Flip vegetables, add salmon to baking sheet, pushing vegetables to the sides. Bake 7 minutes. Turn oven to broil; broil until the vegetables are browned and the salmon is just cooked, 2 to 3 minutes. Don’t overcook that beautiful salmon! A touch of dark pink in the centre means it’s moist, tender and perfectly cooked.
- Meanwhile, combine lemon zest and juice, olive oil and parsley in a small bowl. Serve salmon and vegetables drizzled with lemon-parsley sauce.
