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AI illustration of four roasted salmon steaks with tomatoes, olives, capers, and herbs in a rectangular baking dish.

Oven-Roasted Mediterranean Salmon

Salmon steaks baked with a simmered tomato sauce featuring kalamata olives, capers, garlic, thyme, and crushed red pepper flakes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (1 pint) container cherry tomatoes, halved or 1 (14 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
  • 2/3 cup kalamata olives, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons capers, well-drained
  • 3 tablespoons red wine ( omit if using canned tomatoes)
  • 3 -4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 4 salmon steaks, rinsed and patted dry
  • sea salt
  • fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a medium saucepan, combine all the sauce ingredients and simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
  3. Season salmon with salt and pepper.
  4. Arrange the salmon in a single layer in a baking dish.
  5. Spoon sauce around salmon and bake 15 minutes, or until just cooked through.
  6. Remove from oven; spoon sauce over salmon and serve.