Baked Salmon with Herbs & Tahini Sauce

Name: Baked Salmon with Herbs & Tahini Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Greek, European
Ingredients: 1 kg Salmon skinless side & de-boned.; - 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil.; - 1/2 cup plain yoghurt.; - 2 tablespoon tahini.; - 2 tablespoon lemon juice.; - 1 small garlic clove, mashed.; - 2 teaspoons sumac.; - 1 lemon skin, (flesh and white pith discarded), finely chopped mixed with sea salt.; - 1 bunch coriander, leaves finely chopped.; - 1 bunch parsley, leaves finely chopped.; 2 cloves of garlic, crushed.; - 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

This recipe for a flavorful and flakey baked Salmon fish infused with herb salad and tahini sauce.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:05:24 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories442.6 kcal (22%)

Total Fat31.6 g (45%)

Carbs4.8 g (2%)

Sugars1.6 g (2%)

Protein36.6 g (73%)

Sodium113.7 mg (6%)

Fiber1.4 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1kgSalmon

skinless, side & de-boned

2 tablespoonextra virgin olive oil

½ cupplain yoghurt

2 tablespoontahini

2 tablespoonLemon juice

flesh and white pith discarded, finely chopped mixed with sea salt

1 bunchcoriander

leaves finely chopped

1 bunchparsley

leaves finely chopped

2 clovesgarlic

crushed

¼ cuppine nuts

toasted

Instructions

Step 1

Squeeze the lemon juice to use later, keep the skin, then chop it very fine and toss in plenty of fine salt. (The finer you chop, the quicker for you to use) allow to sit for at least 2 to 3 hours.

Step 2

Combine yoghurt, tahini, lemon juice, 1 garlic clove and 1 teaspoon sumac, and season.

Step 3

In a separate bowl, combine 2 crushed garlic cloves, chopped lemon skin, herbs, pine nuts and remaining 1 teaspoon sumac.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 150°C and line a large tray with baking paper, pat the salmon dry on both sides with kitchen towel, drizle olive oil on the flesh side of the fish, season with salt, Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, remove from oven and cool a bit then transfer to a large platter.

Step 5

Spread fish with tahini sauce & scatter with herb mixture (or serve the tahini sauce aside) and enjoy with your favorite side or salad.