Name: Lemon baked salmon with asparagus
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 wild Alaskan salmon steaks; 1 lemon, zested; ½ glass white wine; Couple of pinches Chili flakes, to taste; Salt and pepper; 1 bunch asparagus; Dill or chive, to serve

Lemon baked salmon with asparagus

27 May 2023

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

This zingy lemon baked salmon with asparagus is perfect for Summer evenings or special lunches all year round. It’s delicate, healthy, low-cal and low-carb, yet quite filling. Serve it with a mash (such as celeriac or potatoes) or quinoa, couscous, rice, green salad - or with grilled vegetables on the side.

Ingredients

4 wild Alaskan salmon steaks
1 lemon, zested
½ glass white wine
Couple of pinches Chili flakes, to taste
Salt and pepper
1 bunch asparagus
Dill or chive, to serve

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Cut the lemon into thin rings and put each salmon steak on top of one of them in a baking dish.
Season with salt and pepper, scatter some chilli flakes and the lemon zest on top, the pour over the wine.
Put the remaining lemon rings on top the fish, then drizzle with olive oil.
Cover the dish with foil, then bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut off and discard the woody ends of the asparagus.
Remove the foil and arrange the asparagus around the fish.
Cover again, then steam for 5-8 minutes, depending on the thickness of the asparagus and the fish steaks.
Remove the dish from the oven and rest for 5 minutes (still covered) then serve.
You can add some dill or chives, just before serving.