easy mediterranean salmon

It’s summer, and it seems everyone is looking for a light, fresh and healthy meal between those BBQ cookouts we all love so much. We do a lot of entertaining with our pool, to the point where we’re usually always hosting. We don’t mind, and that’s why we purchased our house. And when we’re on burger overload our go to is this easy Mediterranean salmon.

Sometimes, and by sometimes we mean most of the time, it’s nice to do a hodgepodge of easy in the entertaining department. And sometimes, it’s nice to mix it up from the typical finds and go all out with something a bit fancier. And by fancier, we mean healthier.

One of our favorite summer dishes is our easy mediterranean salmon. {Note to self: spelling ‘mediterranean’ is hard. To the point where you’re staring at it on the screen until it really starts to look weird, and you’re second guessing yourself.}

However you spell it, it’s full of flavor and has that Salmon health benefit that we all love.

easy Mediterranean salmon

It’s also amazing how simple it is to cook. It’s great on the grill or in the oven… so it’s perfect for the rainy days, too.

easy Mediterranean salmon – ingredients

• filet of salmon
• fresh limes
• baby spinach
• sun dried tomatoes
• goat cheese
• sea salt and pepper
• uncooked rice
• cheddar cheese
• sour cream
• cilantro

easy Mediterranean salmon – getting started

Start by placing the salmon skin down on a baking sheet covered in foil.

Next, cut a fresh lime into half or fourths and slowly squeeze the juice of half of a lime over the fish, allowing it to soak in.

Helpful hint: Don’t squeeze it too fast or it’ll just run off the fish. Allow it time to soak into the meat.

Then, salt and pepper the fish liberally. Cover with baby spinach and sun dried tomatoes. Finally, top it off with a little goat cheese crumbles.

You’ll cook the salmon for 12-15 minutes depending on thickness, and serve it over a bed of rice. (If you’re cooking it in the oven 450, if on the grill away from the heat skin down on around 450.)

easy Mediterranean salmon – side dish

For the rice: {which is even simpler than the fish.}

Using 3 cups of cooked rice, mix in the juice of one lime + 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese + 1 cup sour cream + 1 dozen cilantro leaves {diced} + 1 TBSP of salt 1 TBSP pepper (you can add more at the table to meet your taste.)

Your mouth and heart will really thank you for this little dish and at the next BBQ, and you can feel a little better about knowing you got in your Salmon quota as well. Did you know the American Heart Association recommends we eat 2 servings per week?! We really need to get on that one.

Oh, and this dish is gluten free so it’s a winner all around!

As always, let us know if you try it. We’d love to hear. And don’t forget to try some of our other recipes.

Have an inspired day!