Easy, healthy, and delicious salmon dinners with bright Mediterranean flavors make even a weeknight feel like a special occasion.
If you have followed the Mediterranean way of eating for any length of time, you’re probably trying to add more seafood and fish to your dinner rotation.
Over the years, I have shared many Mediterranean diet fish recipes on this site. When I need something on the table in a hurry, fish is my go-to, and salmon is at the top of my list.
It’s a healthy source of omega-3 fatty acids, protein, vitamins, and antioxidants, and it cooks quickly. Most of the salmon dinner ideas listed below are ready in 30 minutes or less. They are the recipes I go to again and again. I hope you love them as much as I do.
Quick Tip
- Avoid over-cooking. Even thick salmon fillets will cook quickly, so don’t walk away too far from it as it cooks. As a general rule, salmon is ready when the flesh looks opaque and flakes easily with a fork. The recipes below will provide specific instructions, but it’s good to watch closely, as your oven or grill will be different.
Crispy Salmon Bites with Harissa Yogurt Sauce
What I appreciate most about this recipe is that I can serve it for dinner, game day snacks or a pre-party appetizer. I love a recipe that can do double duty! The best part? They only take 15 minutes to make!
Quick and Easy Broiled Salmon
All you need is 5 ot 8 minutes under a broiler, and this salmon is ready to serve. Slightly crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and kissed with the Greek lemon, olive oil, and oregano dressing, Ladolemono.
Air Fryer Salmon
It takes less than 15 minutes start to finish to make this easy air fryer salmon recipe. Coating the salmon fillets with garlic and spice-infused olive oil results in flaky fish with crisp edges and loads of flavor. Add roasted broccoli with feta and lemon and dinner is served!
Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Salmon
Not only is this recipe ready in 20 minutes, but it’s made in one dish. The salmon is cooked on a bed of spinach that absorbs the sweet, tart, spicy pomegranate molasses glaze for a full meal in one.
Cilantro Lime Salmon
This recipe is for cilantro lovers only. The bright citrus sauce coats the salmon just before baking, with additional sauce served on the side. Dinner is ready in about 20 minutes when paired with an arugula salad with tomatoes and avocado.
Pesto Salmon
Salmon fillets are topped with pesto and breadcrumbs, then baked to perfection with a crispy finish, and then finished with a final drizzle of pesto. Use jarred pesto, and dinner will be ready in a flash. Serve with a caprese salad to round out the meal.
Salmon Salad
Think of tuna salad, but better. This healthy salmon salad recipe has creamy Greek yogurt, peppery Dijon mustard, crunchy fresh vegetables, and fresh parsley. Scoop it into lettuce cups or pile it onto whole wheat bread for a sandwich.
Salmon Sandwiches
Consider this salmon sandwich with tangy yogurt-dill sauce a twist on a classic fish sandwich with tartar sauce! Layer roasted salmon on your favorite soft bread with butter lettuce, pickles, and a creamy, lemony caper sauce. Pair it with baked sweet potato fries.
Salmon Tacos
This is my Mediterranean twist on salmon tacos with sumac pickled onions, tzatziki, cabbage slaw, and tender flaky salmon. In about 30 minutes, you can have a festive, flavorful fusion feast. Serve with hibiscus tea and my 10-minute citrus avocado dip.
Salmon Bowls
I love it when I can repurpose leftovers into something new! These salmon bowls use up leftover cooked basmati rice as the base, then I layer on the flavor with salmon seasoned with Aleppo pepper, oregano, garlic powder, and lemon juice. Then I layer on the vegetables, peppers, onions, and, of course, fresh herbs!
Salmon Caesar Salad
Classic Caesar Salad is great, but sometimes I want a little something extra. Enter this salmon version of an old favorite. Crunchy homemade croutons, crisp romaine lettuce, and a homemade dressing pair perfectly with broiled salmon for a meal that works for lunch or dinner.
Baked Lemon Garlic Salmon
When it comes to recipes, you can count on 128 reader reviews can’t be wrong! One reader even said, “Made this for dinner tonight with some Alaskan salmon from a friend, and it was truly the best salmon I’ve ever had.” Serve it with fluffy basmati rice and a Greek salad.
Salmon Piccata
I took everything I loved about chicken piccata—the briny capers, lemony sauce, and used it to dress up salmon fillets for a dinner-party worthy weeknight meal. Serve over homemade pasta or with an Italian salad.
Greek Salmon
Everyone (including me) loves a back-pocket recipe you can practically memorize and pull out whenever you need dinner in a hurry. My Greek salmon recipe is seasoned with dill, oregano, garlic, and plenty of lemon for a fast and healthy dinner ready in 20 minutes.
Grilled Salmon with Mango Salsa
This recipe starts with a simple marinade of olive oil, lemon, garlic, mint, and a handful of my favorite Mediterranean spices. Let the salmon soak up all the goodness while your grill heats up, and you make the mango salsa. Don’t have mangos? No worries, top this grilled salmon with cucumber salsa.
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The mediterran recipes looks very delicious and I want to try them. Hope they are delicious as they look.
Your recipes caught my attention on line and now I follow you every day on every media I can find you. You cookbook was a gift for my entire family and now friends have bought it too. Tonight I’m making a salmon recipe and sending some for my daughters to share. The girls try a new recipe and we all share guess you could call us the Alpharetta fan club. Your cookbook live on our kitchen counters.
I bless the day I found you and turned our boring meals into “ Bravo Meals”
You are so sweet, Sharrie! Thank you for the kind note!
I have half of the recipe for salmon and asparagus wrapped in foil with orzo pasta. I can not find the complete recipe on the list. Can you send it to me?
Cookie
Hi, Cookie. I’m not 100% sure which recipe you are referring to. Here is the link to all of the seafood recipes on the blog: Seafood Recipes .
I made the Easy Pan Seared Salmon with Spinach and Arugula recipe last night for dinner, along with Balela Salad.
For the Balela Salad, I followed the recipe exactly, but added almost a half of English Cucumber.
For the Salmon, I added a half teaspoon Za’atar to the rub. First, in a cast iton skillet, I sauteed in Olive Oil an 8 oz pkg of Baby Bella mushroom, which I quartered, till caramelized, then set aside. The salmon I cooked 4 minutes on first side, 2 minutes on the other side, then removed and covered. Then I added just spinach (I didn’t have arugula) to the skillet, till just starting to wilt, added the mushrooms to warm up.
The dinner was so delicious.
Thank you! I love your recipes <3
Davina Paul-Chatfield
Wonderful recipes, I shall make the mint mango salsa with salmon this evening
This is going to be a very healthy year, thanks so much…
What a wonderful collection of salmon recipes with a Mediterranean twist. I’ll be trying them all soon.
Wild-caught salmon is definitely the best. Great variety of recipes!
Agreed, Tara! Thanks for checking this out!
I love salmon and am always looking for new ways t make it! These all look so delicious – can’t wait to make a few!
Awesome, Lauren! Enjoy!
I love your recipes! These salmons looks fantastic. I have salmon in the freezer, so this is dinner tonight! Thank you for such simple yet awesome recipes!
Yay! Enjoy!
I am so happy to have found this list! We love salmon and I am always looking for healthy recipe I can make to introduce different flavors and foods to my kiddos.
So glad you did! Can’t wait to hear which you’ll be trying
My husband and kids love salmon, I need to make it more – thanks for the great recipes.
My pleasure, Andie! You guys enjoy!
All these recipes are amazing and delicious. Love the look of the roasted veggies. Lovely ideas too.
Thank you, Veena. I love salmon and veggies as well!
We love this diet
So glad to hear it! Glad to have you here