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Super-Versatile Salmon Tray Bake

My version of Jamie Oliver's original.
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:12 minutes
Course: Main Course
Keyword: easy dinner, smoked salmon, tray bake
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 4 salmon fillets, skin on or off
  • 1 punnet cherry or pecorino/grape/pear tomatoes, or a medley of all of these approx 250g. Cut about half of them in half.
  • 250 g beans, top and tailed
  • 1 handful of snow peas or sugar snap peas
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 6-12 green olives (optional) depending if you like olives (Jamie likes black olives)
  • 2-3 anchovy fillets (Jamie uses 12 which is a bit whoah for me)
  • ½ onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 handful herbs of your choosing, basil or parsley or both. I've also used fresh mint & dill.
  • ½ tbsp brown sugar (Jamie doesn't use sugar but I use it to balance out the sauce, where he then uses mayo for the sauce)
  • olive oil, salt, pepper

Instructions

  • Lightly blanch the beans in boiling water. Drain and run under cold water.
  • Line a baking tray with two sheets of baking paper in such a way that sauce won't leak out.
  • One on end of the tray, lay onion slices and lemon in single layer. Lay salmon (skin side up if using with skin) on top of the onion/lemon bed.
  • On the other end of the tray, arrange your blanched beans, tomatoes, snow peas/sugar snap peas and olives.
  • Generously coat the vegetables with a light olive oil, and mix through the brown sugar and herbs.
  • Slice the anchovies and lay them over the vegetables.
  • If preparing earlier in the day, cover the baking tray with wrap and put in fridge until required.
  • Pre-heat oven to 240℃/464℉. Give the salmon fillets a very light drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cook tray bake in oven for 10-12 minutes until salmon is just cooked through and slightly pink in the centre.
  • Jamie recommends serving with mayonnaise or aioli, but I drizzle the salmon with the juices released in the roasting pan.