Description
Healthy Mediterranean stuffed salmon filled with spinach, feta, garlic, herbs and baked until perfectly flaky.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 salmon fillets
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cups chopped spinach
- 1/2 cup feta cheese
- 2 tbsp cream cheese (optional)
- 2 garlic cloves
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tbsp fresh dill
- 2 tbsp parsley
- Lemon wedges
- 2 tbsp Parmesan (optional)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Sauté garlic in olive oil.
3. Cook spinach until wilted.
4. Mix spinach with feta and cream cheese.
5. Cut a pocket into each salmon fillet.
6. Season salmon with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
7. Stuff each fillet with spinach mixture.
8. Place on baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.
9. Sprinkle Parmesan if desired.
10. Bake 18–20 minutes until salmon reaches 145°F.
11. Rest for 5 minutes.
12. Garnish with parsley, dill and lemon wedges.
Notes
- Use fresh salmon for best flavor.
- Do not overbake.
- Serve immediately with roasted vegetables or rice.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salmon fillet
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 540mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 39g
- Cholesterol: 105mg
Keywords: Baked Stuffed Salmon with Spinach & Feta, stuffed salmon recipe, healthy salmon dinner