Salmon with Lemon and Sweet Potato Bake

 

Serves 4
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 30 mins
 

One pot meal Guest Recipe courtesy of BBC Good Food

 

This dish can be simply presented with just lemon, herbs and seasoning

or you could quickly knock up a Parsley and Breadcrumb topping to form a tasty crust.

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 1-2 tablespoons olive oil

• 500g sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges

• 400g cherry tomatoes, best on vine

• 300g head of broccoli, divided into florets

• 4 salmon fillets

• Slices of fresh, unwaxed lemons to go onto the top of the fillets

• Sea salt and freshly ground black paper

• Fresh or dried herbs, Italian Herbs or fresh tarragon

• (optional topping of dried breadcrumbs, chopped parsley and grated parmesan) - go to the recipe for Baked Salmon with Parmesan and Parsley Crust.

• Optional serving Cucumber Raita Sauce (in SAUCES & DIPS)

 

 

Method

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1. Go to the link above for Baked Salmon with Parmesan and Parsley Crust if you want to make this dish a little more special.

2.  

3. Heat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.

    

4. Put oil and sweet potatoes on baking tray and season.   Roast for 15 minutes.

    

5. Toss cherry tomatoes and broccoli with sweet potatoes, roast for 15 minutes until tomatoes nearly burst.

    

6. For the simple cooking presentation, nestle salmon into a separate dish, top with butter and lemon slices, seasoning, cover and bake for about 15 minutes.

    

7. This could be served with Cucumber Raita sauce​​​​​​