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Yogurt and Spice Roasted Salmon

Photo of charred salmon with sour cream red onions tomatoes and cilantro on flour tortillas with two glasses of seltzer.
Photo and Food Styling by Joseph De Leo

These little salmon bites are something I’ve made time and time again over the years and this method of roasting them at a high temperature ensures you get a little charring on the outside yet perfectly cooked salmon on the inside. Leftovers also make a great addition to your lunchbox the next day.

Ingredients

4 servings

500g skinless salmon fillet, cut into 4cm cubes

For the marinade:

4 tablespoons Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon garlic granules
1 heaped tablespoon rose harissa
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon paprika
Finely grated zest of 1 unwaxed lime and a good squeeze of juice
1 teaspoon olive oil
Generous amount of Maldon sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper

To serve:

Tortilla wraps
Sliced tomatoes
Finely sliced onion
Coriander leaves
Greek yogurt
  1. Step 1

    Preheat your oven to its highest setting (with fan if it has one). Line a baking tray with baking paper.

    Step 2

    Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Add the salmon and turn until well coated in the marinade.

    Step 3

    Spread the salmon out on the prepared baking tray and roast for 10 minutes until cooked through. Remove from the oven and serve immediately with tortilla wraps, tomatoes, finely sliced onion, coriander leaves and Greek yogurt.

Excerpted fromSimply: Easy everyday dishes from the bestselling author of Persianaby Sabrina Ghayour (Mitchell Beazley). Photography by Kris Kirkham. Copyright © 2020. Buy the full book fromAmazon.
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  • Doing it in the air fryer was brilliant, except mine stuck to the basket. Nevertheless it was yummy.

    • Cook

    • Rye, NY

    • 4/18/2022

  • 我的天啊保存这个食谱前一段时间,但同时tonight. Could not find harissa paste so used harissa powder. Cooked in airfyer on 400 for 20 minutes and served with lemon garlic aioli. So very delish. My new favorite salmon recipe! Thankyou

    • Cheryl Bowie

    • Sacramento,CA

    • 3/10/2022

  • So very good. The folks that give this a negative review are just not good in the kitchen. Delicious. Would 100% make this again and again.

    • Omar K

    • NYC

    • 2/24/2022

  • Great and nice to have a bit of a unique salmon preparation. Far better slightly undercooked than over and easy to overcook given the cook times in recipe

    • Anonymous

    • Lyme, NH

    • 1/13/2022

  • Sadly underwhelming and dry. I followed the recipe exactly, and even though I expected the salmon to be flavourful with the recipe's seasonings, it was dull and diluted once mixed with the yogurt. The broiler charring method resulted in over cooked and dried out salmon by the time any charring spots appeared. I found the final dish disappointing. Next.

    • Cook in Victoria

    • BC Canada

    • 11/18/2021

  • Loved this recipe, great over rice or in a wrap. I also finished with the broiler for about 2 minutes at the end, came out perfect.

    • Leslie

    • 11/18/2021

  • This is our family's all time favorite salmon recipe. It is so easy to make and yet the salmon really packs a flavorful punch. I sometime use Barbere to replace the harissa and it tastes great!

    • Anonymous

    • Austin, TX

    • 10/24/2021

  • This was a delicious recipe. I’ve used Tunisian harissa not rose. I left out the paprika because I think paprika is in harissa and I’m not a very big fan of paprika. I put a piece of parchment on a baking sheet and cooked the fish in a 550 Degree oven for nine minutes on the second level down from the broiler. Then I broiled it on low for two minutes. He got a great char.

    • Anonymous

    • Kansas City

    • 10/1/2021

  • Thought this was very tasty but modified the recipe. Reduced the garlic and harissa to 1.5 teaspoons each so it wouldn't overpower the salmon. Broiled for 5 mins on high (convection) to make sure it would char instead of baking it. Added cucumbers as a topping per another reviewers suggestion. It was amazing. My whole family liked it -- even the oldest child who often doesn't like salmon.

    • cedarfever

    • Austin TX

    • 6/13/2021

  • I'd go with 3.5, but they don't give you half fork options. Very quick and quite flavorful, given it comes together in just minutes. Had to use regular harissa and 4 cloves of grated garlic instead, but I still think it came out okay. Switched to the broiler for the last 2 mins of cooking to create that char they show in the picture, so you have to watch it closely to avoid overcooking.

    • Anonymous

    • VA

    • 5/19/2021

  • I used regular harissa from Trader Joe's and garlic powder. The amount of harissa made it too spicy for me BUT that's just a personal preference. I'd make the marinade again with less harissa or substitute zaatar or something. I'm sure the amount of harissa wouldn't bother most people. The charring/crisping works if your salmon chunks are small and/or pieces not sliced too thick. It was good with flatbread, tomato and Greek yogurt, I'd have added cucumber if I had it. Good and easy recipe.

    • Anonymous

    • California

    • 4/14/2021

  • Excellent recipe, we served with naan. Sabrina is a British chef, so Maldon sea salt is everyday, not a "finishing salt" as some readers have commented. You can just use kosher if in the USA or coarse grained if elsewhere. Every oven is different, we went with convection plus top grill at around 220C for 9 minutes and it worked very well.

    • kschnepp

    • St Antonin Noble Val, France

    • 4/13/2021

  • After reading comments about the lack of char, I preheated the sheet pan to 550, placed the parchment on it, then the salmon, and roasted it on the second shelf from the top. Perfect char and a huge hit.

    • Chef Geo

    • Fort Lauderdale

    • 3/15/2021

  • I didn't have harissa, so I substituted a fried chili paste (which isn't apples to apples, I know, but I used what I had). The marinade was delicious, but the fish wasn't crispy at all after roasting it in the convection oven at 500 degrees for 10 minutes. I broiled it for a few minutes after that to achieve some semblance of a char. The salmon was tender, flavorful and not dry, so I think it was a winner despite not being crispy. Next time, it'd be interesting to try this in the air fryer to achieve more of a crisp.

    • CleverGrrl

    • Los Angeles

    • 1/16/2021

  • This was amazing! Whole family said it's their new favorite salmon recipe if you can't grill. I don't have a convection oven but used a pizza stone that I heated in the oven 1st.

    • jaltho

    • Boston, MA

    • 1/10/2021

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