Chimichurri Salmon Recipe

Delicious oven-roasted salmon slathered in flavorful chimichurri sauce, with bright herbs, garlic, lemon, and red wine vinegar.

Course Sauces

Cuisine Latin

Keyword chimichurri, chimichurri salmon

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 0

Servings servings

Calories 328kcal

Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Equipment

Food Processor

Ingredients

½ Batch of Chimichurri Sauce

1 cups parsley
.5 cup cilantro
½ green onion
1-2 garlic cloves
¼ cup avocado oil
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
.5 tablespoon lemon juice
.5 teaspoon salt

Salmon

36 ounce salmon fillets 6 ounces fillets or up to 2lbs of a large fillet
salt
pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425F.
Blend parsley, cilantro, green onion, garlic, avocado oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, and salt in a small food processor.* You may need to scrape the sides and pulse a few times.
1 cups parsley, .5 cup cilantro, ½ green onion, 1-2 garlic cloves, ¼ cup avocado oil, 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, .5 tablespoon lemon juice, .5 teaspoon salt
Place salmon on a large parchment-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle each salmon fillet with salt and pepper. Spread 1-2 tablespoons of sauce over each salmon fillet. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the fish flakes easily with a fork and reaches 145F.
36 ounce salmon fillets, pepper, salt
If desired, serve with more chimichurri sauce on top or on the side!

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Notes

*If your food processor is a 7-11 cup version, you need to make a double batch of this sauce for it to blend right. This is ideal anyways. You can use all the herbs you bought and freeze some for next time. Otherwise, if making only half a batch then you'll need to use a mini food processor.

To Roast Chimichurri Salmon

Then I popped it in the oven at 425 for 8-15 minutes! You'll want to do 8-15 minutes, depending on how "well done" you like your salmon and the thickness of your salmon. Salmon is done when it flakes easily with a fork and reaches 145F in the thickest part. We like ours more on the cooked side over here, but I'm getting used to a little less well-done over the years. Bake at 425°F for 8–15 minutes, depending on the thickness of your salmon and your preferred doneness.

To Air Fry Chimichurri Salmon

Air fry at 400°F for 10-12 minutes, again depending on how well done you like your salmon. Salmon is done when it flakes easily with a fork and reaches 145F in the thickest part.

To Grill Chimichurri Salmon

To grill chimichurri salmon, preheat the grill to medium-high heat and oil the grates well. Season the salmon with salt and pepper, then grill skin-side down for 6–8 minutes. Flip if needed and cook another 2–4 minutes, or until the salmon flakes easily with a fork and reaches 145°F. Spoon fresh chimichurri over the salmon before serving.

To Pan Sear Chimichurri Salmon

To pan-sear chimichurri salmon, heat a lightly oiled skillet over medium-high heat. Pat salmon dry, season with salt and pepper, and cook skin-side down for 4–6 minutes, until crisp. Flip and cook another 2–4 minutes, or until the salmon flakes easily with a fork and reaches 145°F. Spoon chimichurri over the salmon just before serving.

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