Easy sheet pan with with creole salmon, roasted cauliflower, bell peppers and all covered in a brown butter sauce!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: dinner, lunch, seafood
Keyword: baked salmon, baked seafood, bell pepper, blackened salmon, breakfast for dinner, brown butter, cauliflower, creole, easy dinners, healthy, healthy food, roasted vegetables, salmon, seafood, sheet pan dinners
Ingredients
4wild caught salmon filets
2lemons
4tbsp.olive oil
2tbsp.creole or blackening seasoning
1/2tspsalt
1/2tsppepper
1head of cauliflower cut into thick "steak" slices
1yellow bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
1orange or red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
2-3green onions sliced
1/2cupsalted butter
Instructions
VEGGIES
Preheat the oven to 450°
On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper lay the cauliflower and the bell peppers. Drizzle with 2 tbsp. of olive oil and season with salt and pepper, flip and repeat on the other side.
Bake for 15 minutes then flip/stir and move to the bottom rack. So the salmon can go on the top. NOW MOVE TO THE SALMON STEPS
Remove and set aside while the salmon finishes up
Salmon
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.Rinse the fish under cold water. Pat dry.After the fish is on the baking sheet, drizzle a even amount of olive oil on all the fillets.Now pour on the seasoning. Rub gently into the salmon.
Cut one lemon into slices, and place on the baking sheet around the fish
Put in the oven and cook for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, the veggies should be done and removed. Set aside and the set the oven to a high broil.
Cook for about 3-5 more minutes. BE CAREFUL! The fish can burn so quickly on this setting and that is the last thing you want. We want to achieve a brown/blackened crust but not burnt.
Remove and set aside for a few minutes.
Let's start with the brown butter.This is a very important step but if you mess up its ok, just throw it away and try again! To make the brown butter we will heat a sauce pan on medium heat.Add the butter, and stir. We want to melt the butter and get it to a very light golden brown. I can burn SO QUICKLY so keep all your attention here.As the butter is cooking, stir frequently and just watch for it to start to turn color. As soon as you see it start to change, pull it off the heat and into a bowl.If you happen to go too far and its dark brown, you burnt it and it will not taste good. Throw away and try again.I know it sounds intimidating but I promise it isn't, just a matter of keeping a close eye. You can do it!
Assemble
Lay one cauliflower steak on a plate. Then add a salmon filet on top (skin removed)Next goes some bell peppers to the top of the salmon. Finish plating the remaing servings and pour an even amount of the brown butter on the top of all the filets.
Its okay if it pours all over. Sprinkle on the green onions for garnish. And add a lemon wedge.