Roasted Salmon is a perfect platform for this flavorful Tomato Basil Parmesan Salmon. Summer goodness at it’s best.
For this week’s Salmon Saturday, wild caught Sockeye Salmon filets from our freezer stash became a platform for using up some of our garden produce. My lush basil plants on the back patio are starting to wane, I guess you can’t blame them. After a long and successful Summer of providing me with ribbons of flavorful leaves for entrees and several batches of homemade pesto, they’re not happy right now with our unseasonal and record breaking high temperatures.
They’re a little long in the tooth. My tomato plants from my community garden plot have covered my cabinet tops with perfect orange and red fruit.
Simply laying some of my purple basil leaves on top of the filet, topped with some slices of fresh tomato and liberally sprinkling on some fresh grated Parmesan cheese and we were enjoying a quick, flavorful and very healthy dinner.
After a roast in a 375 degree oven for about twenty minutes, the salmon was flaky, the basil warm and fragrant and the tomatoes juicy and sweet. I sided it with some fresh green beans from a co-worker’s garden that were cooked and tossed with butter, salt and pepper. I felt much better about myself after eating that chicken fried steak on our trip to Jackson Lake earlier in the week.
A quick easy healthy Summer meal using fresh tomatoes and basil.
- 2 Salmon Filet
- 1 fresh tomato thin sliced
- 8 basil leaves cut in ribbons
- Parmesan Cheese grated
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season salmon with salt and pepper to taste. Top with basil leaves and slices fresh tomatoes. Sprinkle generously with grated parmesan cheese.
Roast in oven 15 - 20 minutes or until salmon is flaky. Place the salmon under the broiler for 1 minute to crisp things up a bit. Serve immediately.
Tomato Basil Parmesan Salmon …It’s What’s for Salmon Saturday.
Roz says
September 7, 2013 at 11:54 amSounds like you’re having a great trip Lea Ann. The salmon sounds not only delicious, but also so healthy. Salmon and redfish are my absolute, hands-down favorite fish. Thanks for sharing this recipe . . . just pinned it!
xo
Roz
Lea Ann says
September 8, 2013 at 6:58 amThanks for the pin Roz. Always appreciate that.
Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen says
September 7, 2013 at 11:54 amLove the tomatoes on the salmon Lea Ann. Very colorful and tasty. Ah, chicken fried steak. It’s been a long, long time. Funny, the only time we’ve been out west we went to a diner for breakfast and that’s what I had. Didn’t need to eat for the rest of the day, but it sure was good.
Sam
Lea Ann says
September 8, 2013 at 6:58 amI can’t even tell you the last time I had Chicken Fried Steak. It sure tasted good.
Happy Valley Chow says
September 7, 2013 at 1:29 pmWow that looks incredible, fantastic recipe! I love salmon, unfortunately my wife doesn’t like fish. I’ll definitely give this a try soon!
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
Lea Ann says
September 8, 2013 at 6:57 amThanks Eric.
Holly says
September 7, 2013 at 5:30 pmI have so much more to explore here in CO and really enjoyed learning about Jackson State Park. Glad you had a nice meal on your way home and now a healthy salmon dish to keep your weekend going– enjoy!!
Lea Ann says
September 8, 2013 at 6:57 amHolly, Jackson State Park is not a great place to visit. It’s popular with anglers, barren, not a lot of trees… its actually pretty cruddy. But yes, there are a lot of places to explore nicer than that. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and always enjoy your comments.
Vickie says
September 8, 2013 at 8:43 amSo much to comment on! That salmon looks delicious and I am always happy to see more garden bounty recipes … is there anything better than counters full of fresh veggies in the summer? And that birding adventure sounds like so much fun. I loved that you left “in such a toot” and will be using that. 😉
Jenn says
September 10, 2013 at 6:27 amLove the simple, yet elegant way of making the salmon… I think my basil plan is just calling to be used that way!!!
Sounds like you had a fun little adventure too…. and the food looks amazing!!!!
Lea Ann says
September 14, 2013 at 9:32 amThanks Jenn.
Chris says
September 10, 2013 at 6:54 pmThat chicken fried steak……oh my. I just ate but I could make room for some of that.
Lea Ann says
September 14, 2013 at 9:31 amIt’s been years since I’ve made it. I’ll be doing that one soon.
Simply Sweet Justice says
September 11, 2013 at 8:19 pmTomato Basil Parmesan Salmon sounds like a perfect way to showcase those flavorful tomatoes and sweet basil! I will give this a try on some of the Copper River salmon in my freezer. 🙂
Lea Ann says
September 14, 2013 at 9:28 amI have a supply of that Copper River salmon in my freezer also! Isn’t it wonderful?