Get a delicious healthy dinner on the table in less than 20 minutes with this Simple Salmon & Asparagus.
Salmon is one of my favorite proteins to make for dinner. It’s healthy, easy, fast, and tastes fantastic! And it’s super tender and juicy. Not only do my husband and I love this Simple Salmon Asparagus, my three and one year old do too! Carly eats almost as big of a serving as I do.
With my husband in medical school, gone at clinic and studying, he doesn’t have much time or the energy to dedicate to working out so he’s been trying to make sure he eats healthy. This is one of his favorite meals because it’s filling, fast (he is starving when he gets home), low calorie and high protein, and tastes awesome.
So all you need to do is get some rice cooking in a pot (this Orzo Rice is my fav with salmon) and then place the salmon and asparagus on a large pan. Sprinkle the salmon with the seasoning mix, the asparagus with some garlic salt, and pop it in the oven.
To cut down on calories I just lightly spray the fish with cooking spray and then sprinkle on a mix of spices which is a copycat recipe of a salmon spice that use to be sold at Costco. Doing this also eliminates a marinade which usually ads calories and longer prep time.
Try this Simple Salmon & Asparagus tonight! If you want more salmon recipes you’ve gotta try my Teriyaki Salmon Stir Fry.
20 Minute Simple Salmon & Asparagus
20 Minute Simple Salmon & Asparagus
Ingredients
For the seasoning:
- 1 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon tumeric
For the Asparagus:
- 1 pound asparagus
- Garlic salt
For the Salmon:
- 4 fillets salmon about 1 1/2 pounds
- Lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Mix the spices together in a dish.
- Place salmon and asparagus on a greased pan. Spray top of salmon and asparagus with olive oil cooking spray. Sprinkle the asparagus with some garlic salt and the salmon with the seasoning mix. Bake for 12-15 minutes until fish flakes (145 degrees F).
- Sprinkle salmon with lemon zest and serve.
Jlynn
November 9, 2016 at 12:02 pmI made this salmon with coconut rice last night, delicious! I will definitely be making this recipe again in the near future.
My boyfriend (who is not real big on salmon) said, “This is the best salmon I’ve ever had!” Thank you for this recipe, it is so simple, yet so delicious!
Melanie
November 10, 2016 at 9:20 pmI love hearing that! And I’m totally going to try it with coconut rice. Sounds yummy!
Alyssa
January 30, 2017 at 7:16 pmI tried this for my boyfriend and I tonight and it was great!
Melanie
January 31, 2017 at 11:06 pmYay! I’m happy to hear you both enjoyed it! 🙂
Julia
July 9, 2017 at 6:38 pmMade this today and it was quick and quite delicious! I lightly coated the salmon and asparagus with grapeseed oil instead of the spray cuz I don’t like the spray. I will be making this again.
Melanie
July 14, 2017 at 9:18 pmJulia, I’m so happy you enjoyed it!
Anonymous
March 26, 2018 at 11:16 pmGreat, quick meal and flavourful! Lemon zest at the end rounded out all the flavors nicely. Thank you!
Sarah
April 23, 2019 at 8:56 pmThe final results are so delicious. Due to a sensitive palate in the house, I left out the red pepper flakes and it was still amazing. Served on a bed of baby greens and a side of avocado and grape tomatoes.