Sheet Pan Moroccan Salmon
This Sheet Pan Moroccan Salmon is the one pan meal that can get dinner on the table in less than 1 hour. Inspired by traditional flavours, it's fresh, light and delicious.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1.5 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1.5 teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large sweet potato cut into ½ inch cubes
- ½ large head of cauliflower cut into small florets
- 1 yellow onion cut into chunks
- 3 medium carrots sliced into ½ inch chunks
- 3 tablespoon olive oil divided
- ½ cup prunes chopped
- 4 skinless salmon filets 1 lb salmon
- ¼ cup almond chopped
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
Cilantro yogurt sauce:
- ½ cup plain 2% Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup feta cheese
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 2 tablespoon cilantro leaves
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- In a small bowl, make your spice blend by combining turmeric, cumin, garlic powder, paprika, cinnamon, black pepper and salt. Set aside.
- On a large 18″ x 13″ sheet pan, arrange sweet potato, cauliflower, yellow onion and carrots. Drizzle with 1.5 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with half of the spice blend. Toss to combine.
- Once the vegetables are coated in the spices,arrange in a single layer and sprinkle with the chopped prunes. Bake for about 15 minutes.
- While the vegetables are baking, in a small bowl combine the remaining 1.5 tablespoon olive oil with the remaining spice blend and brush on the salmon filets.
- After 15 minutes, remove the vegetables from the oven, toss the vegetables and make room to add the salmon. Place the pan back in the oven for an additional 15 minutes (or until the salmon is fully cooked- internal temperature will read 145°F).
- Once cooked, garnish with chopped almonds, and cilantro and drizzle with cilantro yogurt sauce.
To make the cilantro yogurt sauce:
- In a high powered blender combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth.
Notes
If you are not a fan of cilantro you may omit the cilantro, creating a simple yogurt, feta garlic sauce.
*I have included the nutrition information for this recipe above. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget both your body and soul need nourishment!
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25of recipe | Calories: 621kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 453mg | Potassium: 1885mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 20150IU | Vitamin C: 58mg | Calcium: 216mg | Iron: 4mg
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