Zesty Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner

This simple, healthy meal is a dinner we come back to often and it never gets old!

Ingredients

  • 4 salmon filets
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 zucchinis cut into thin slices and then halved
  • 1 can of chickpeas drained, rinsed, and patted dry
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 4 lemon slices
  • 1/4 cup plus two tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 teaspoons paprika

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees
  2. On a sheet pan lined with parchment paper toss the chickpeas with lemon zest, oregano, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil
  3. Nestle the salmon filets around the chickpeas
  4. In a measuring cup combine the 1/4 cup olive oil, garlic, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, lemon juice and pour equal parts of the mixture over each salmon filet
  5. Top each filet with a lemon slice
  6. Bake for 10 minutes
  7. When 10 minutes is up shift the salmon to one side of the pan and add the zucchini
  8. Toss the zucchini with the remaining salt, pepper, and olive oil
  9. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes more or until the salmon is fully cooked

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