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Mediterranean Diet Recipes: Salmon with Capers

Salmon with Yogurt, Spinach, Lemon and Capers

4.65 from 17 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Calories 436 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lemons, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 8 ounces Greek yogurt
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced or squeezed through garlic press
  • 10 ounces  bag fresh spinach, chopped
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsp dried dill
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup capers, drained
  • 1 1/2 pounds fresh salmon filet (wild, not farm raised, if possible)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Layer the lemon slices in the bottom of a casserole dish (needs to be big enough to fit salmon in one layer).
  • Mix yogurt, garlic, spinach, olive oil, dried dill, salt, pepper, and capers in a bowl.
  • Place salmon on top of lemon slices.
  • Cover salmon with yogurt mixture.
  • Cover casserole dish tightly with aluminum foil or other tight cover.
  • Bake covered for 20 minutes, uncover and continue baking for 10-20 minutes more, or until salmon is flaky and no longer pink in the middle. Drain excess liquid if necessary.

Nutrition

Calories: 436kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 43gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 530mgPotassium: 1417mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 6773IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 187mgIron: 4mg
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