- You, my friend, deserve yourself a fancy dinner
in just 20 minutes or less.
I got you covered with the perfect Baked Salmon
with Feta and Veggies.
Let's do it.
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First of all, we're gonna make a beautiful spice mixture
with some oregano, sumac and cumin.
Beautiful, one bell pepper, any color.
Just go around to remove the stem and the core.
Easiest way to do this right here, there you go.
From here, we're just gonna cut this
into just thin sticks or batons.
Next, we have some baby bella mushrooms.
Any mushroom you like will do.
A little trim here and we're gonna go ahead,
and half every last mushroom.
Thank you for coming.
Garlic, don't you ever forget the garlic.
About five large garlic cloves.
This time, I'm actually not going to mince my garlic.
We're just gonna leave it whole
because it's going to be baking in the oven,
and I don't really want it to burn.
Now, we've got this beautiful, colorful party in here.
Give it a nice sprinkle of kosher salt and black pepper.
And remember this beautiful mixture of seasoning,
one and a half teaspoons.
A drizzle of, you can say it, David.
- [David] Extra virgin olive oil.
- Good for you, buddy.
Extra virgin olive oil.
I could eat this all day long.
Grab yourself a large cast iron skillet.
Put these beautiful veggies in here.
All right, beautiful block of feta.
Nestle that in here between the beautiful veggies.
And when the feta bakes, it doesn't melt,
but it's going to be warm, creamy, soft, all the good stuff.
Okay, a few sprigs of fresh thyme.
Since I did not drizzle my feta,
I need me a little bit of extra virgin olive oil
on my little feta here.
We're gonna stick this in the oven at 425 degrees
for 10 minutes first before we add the salmon to it.
While the veggies are happily roasting,
we're going to go ahead and season our salmon.
Allow it a couple minutes
to kind of absorb the flavors here.
So kosher salt and black pepper on both sides.
And then we're gonna go ahead and add our seasoning.
Always, I like to season my fish with the same mixture
as we used for our veggies, right?
All right, turn this over,
and do the same thing on this side.
Salmon is a beautiful fish and it will take some seasoning.
You know, it's hefty.
Oh, yes, and the crowd goes wild (laughs).
Woo-hoo, veggies are beautifully roasted.
It is time to nestle in our beautifully seasoned salmon.
Just kind of put them in between the veggies,
which have roasted a bit.
Since these have already cooked some,
if you need to put the salmon on top of them,
it's not a big deal.
One little thing, don't forget to add
some extra virgin olive oil
immediately on top of your salmon right here.
Hello, gorgeous (laughs).
Grab yourself some big piece of foil.
We're gonna cover the salmon so that we can trap the steam,
which will help cook the salmon well without drying it up.
Oven is set at 425 degrees, this baby is covered nicely.
10 to 15 minutes or until the salmon
is fully cooked through and flakes easily.
Glove up, let's go.
Ooh, let's check this one out.
Oh my gosh, this is perfectly cooked salmon.
Fish love citrus so I'm going in.
Nothing much more is needed
to serve with these beautiful salmon but if you'd like,
try my couscous or one of my rice dishes as a simple side
to go with beautiful fish dinner.
Grab the recipe for Baked Salmon with Feta and Veggies
over on TheMediterraneanDish.com.
I will see you later, ciao.
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Mm-hmm, not bad (laughs).