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Salmon Recipes

Mediterranean Salmon

Description

"This is a really good salmon recipe from Woman's World magazine. Full of all wonderful Mediterranean ingredients."

Ingredients

  • 2 tomatoes, seeded coarsely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1⁄2 cup nicoise olive, pitted and coarsely chopped
  • 1⁄4 cup red onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons capers, drained
  • 3⁄4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper, divided
  • 4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
  • 1⁄3 cup fresh basil, loosely packed thinly sliced

Directions

  1. Combine tomatoes, 2 tablespoons olive oil, red wine vinegar, olives, onion, capers, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
  2. Set aside.
  3. Brush both sides of the salmon with the remaining olive oil.
  4. Sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper.
  5. Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat or postion broiler rack so that the top of the fish on rack will be 3 inches from heat source-preheat broiler.
  6. Saute or broil salmon 3-4 minutes per side or until cooked through.
  7. Add basil to reserved tomato mixture.
  8. Serve with salmon.