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This healthy baked salmon with cucumber mint salsa is a quick, tasty, and fresh meal!
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Baked Salmon with Cucumber Mint Salsa

This healthy baked salmon with cucumber mint salsa is a quick, tasty, and fresh meal!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: salmon with cucumber salsa
Servings: 2
Author: Natasha Bull

Ingredients

  • 2 pieces salmon (or 1 larger piece totaling about 1 pound)
  • Olive oil
  • Garlic powder
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Cucumber salsa:

  • 3 Persian cucumbers chopped
  • Small handful fresh mint chopped finely
  • 1/4 teaspoon za'atar (or more to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375F and move the rack to the top third of the oven. Line a baking sheet with foil for easy clean-up.
  • Lightly coat the salmon in some olive oil, and then gently sprinkle on a bit of garlic powder and salt & pepper. Bake until it's cooked through (check after 8-10 minutes for a thinner piece of salmon)... a good rule of thumb is about 5 minutes baking time per half inch of thickness. 
  • Meanwhile, combine all the cucumber salsa ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate until needed.
  • Once the fish is done, serve it with the cucumber salsa on the side. This dish is also very tasty when the salmon is cooked then chilled for a few hours.