Easy Salmon & New Potatoes Tray Bake is a perfect family dinner without a fuss. Quick to put together it pretty much takes care of itself. Delicious salmon fillets and baby potatoes roasting in one tray as you prepare the sides. It couldn't be easier!
I'm a huge fan of simple, throw it together in one pan or tray & bake in the oven type dinners. They are easy and involve minimum prep and effort on your part freeing up some precious time to catch up with your kids after school, partner after work or even take a minute or two for well deserved cup of tea.
All you need is an oven tray or your favourite roasting tray (I love my trusty Le Creuset* one), an oven (of course) and you are on your way to one of the easiest dinners ever!
Ingredients
Salmon - The most economical way of buying salmon is when it goes on special offer around holiday times etc. I tend to buy whole sides which I then cut into smaller fillets and freeze for later. If you are using frozen fillets, make sure you defrost them first.
New Potatoes (Baby Potatoes) - Any new potatoes will do here but if you can get your hands on gorgeously buttery Jersey Royals which are in season roughly between April and July, definitely do as they are mouth watering delicious.
Lemon - Perfect flavour booster for your fish!
Thyme (fresh or dried) - Perfect little seasoning for potatoes. It can be substituted with rosemary if you prefer or feel free to use a bit of both!
Spring Onions - great as a flavourful garnish and to add a bit of colour.
Olive oil, salt & pepper
What to serve this Easy Salmon & New Potatoes Tray Bake with?
The world really is your oyster with the sides for this tray bake. As it's such a fantastic, versatile and all-year round fare you can customise it depending on the seasonal veggies available. Some of my recommendations are:
Homemade Fresh Tomato Salsa (Pico De Gallo) - Beautifully fresh and perfect addition especially in the heat of summer.
Easy Oven Roasted Asparagus - As soon as asparagus season is here I tend to serve it with everything. It's a perfect pairing for the salmon. For this particular dish you could simply add prepared asparagus spears to the tray at the same time as the salmon for even less hassle.
Roasted Brussels sprouts with Parmesan & Garlic - One of my favourite winter sides.
Aubergine Tomato & Mozzarella Bake - Dish in its own right but I find it works so well as a side and yes I would serve it with fish even though there is cheese involved (some purists might disagree).
Easy Grated Carrot Salad - Light, fresh and delicious! Perfect in the summer but also all year round.
Creamy Coleslaw - Creamy and crunchy, proper homemade coleslaw is irresistible!
Perfect Greek Tzatziki - Few dollops over your salmon and potatoes and you will be in garlicky heaven!
You could also serve it with any veggies of your choice roasted or steamed or simple green salad would be lovely too.
How to make Easy Salmon & New Potatoes Tray Bake
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4.
Scrub your potatoes but leave them unpeeled. Halve or quarter bigger ones and leave the really small ones whole trying to keep them similar size so that they roast evenly.
Put them in the roasting tray with olive oil, thyme and good amount of salt and pepper. Give them a mix with your hands making sure they are evenly covered with oil and seasoning and put into preheated oven for 20 min.
📋 Recipe
Easy Salmon & New Potatoes Tray Bake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 750 g new potatoes/baby potatoes/Jersey Royals scrubbed, unpeeled, halved or quartered if large
- 4 salmon fillets (skin on) see notes
- 2-3 spring onions finely sliced
- 1 tsp (heaped) dried thyme or leaves taken off few sprigs of fresh thyme see notes
- 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoon rapeseed or olive oil
- salt, pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4.
- Scrub your potatoes but leave them unpeeled. Halve or quarter bigger ones and leave the really small ones whole trying to keep them similar size so that they roast evenly.
- Put them in the roasting tray with olive oil, thyme and good amount of salt and pepper. Give them a mix with your hands making sure they are evenly covered with oil and seasoning and put into preheated oven for 20 min.
- After 20 minutes take the roasting tray with the potatoes out of the oven and give the potatoes a little shake (you might need to use spatula if they got a bit stuck to the bottom) and put your salmon fillets on top (skin down).
- Sprinkle the fillets with juice squeezed out of half a lemon , season with some salt and pepper and put back in the oven for 13-15 min or until salmon fillets are cooked (the timing will depend on the thickness of your fillets). The fish should be just opaque.
- Take baking tray out of the oven and sprinkle salmon and potatoes with some spring onions.
- Serve with sides of your choice and extra lemon wedges.
Notes
- Nutritional information is approximate and per serving (without any sides) and should be treated as a guideline only.
- Feel free to substitute thyme with rosemary or simply use both.
- If using frozen salmon fillets, make sure they are defrosted first.
Nutrition
Update Notes: This post was originally published in July 2018 and updated in February 2020 with updated recipe card, useful info including serving suggestions and better layout improving user experience.
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Karen Ching says
I love salmon! And this looks like a perfect recipe for when I get home tired and want something easy to make 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
joskitchenlarder says
I'm glad you like it! 🙂 Enjoy!
jenny walters says
Love this one pan meal.Salmon in the Summer is one of my faves.As I type this I realise that I actually haven't had any yet!!!!So with this recipe I have no excuse now!Love asparagus with Salmon too.Summer fayre at it's best.Thanks for linking with #FiestaFriday
joskitchenlarder says
Thanks Jenny! We’ve had this traybake quite a few times already this Summer with different sides to satisfy my fuss pots and to jazz things up. The main fare being devoured by all with equal and very encouraging eagerness. My job done! x
frugal hausfrau says
Delicious and how perfectly simple! I love it!
Mollie
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you Mollie ? Im glad you like it! Perfection in simplicity in this case and so easily dressed up with whatever sides you fancy. ?
Patrick says
Love easy one pan dinners especially in the summer. and I never met a potato I didn't like!
joskitchenlarder says
Ha ha same here Patrick, potatoes are delicious no matter what form or shape they end up in 😉
Jacqui Bellefontaine | Recipes Made Easy says
This type of meal is right up my street. Easy to make and tastes delicious. Thank you for linking to #CookBlogShare
joskitchenlarder says
Thanks Jacqui! That's all we need on hot Summer's days! 🙂
ashwini says
Nice combination of salmon fish and potato together. Looks So Yummy!
joskitchenlarder says
Thank you! 🙂
Balvinder says
Sheet pan dinners make life so much easier and I adore salmon.
joskitchenlarder says
They do indeed. I'm a huge fan of salmon too and thankfully even the kids are pretty keen on it hence this dinner always gets their thumbs up. I also let everybody choose their favourite veggie sides which can be fun and we tend to get quite a wide variety and all in all a very nutritious meal without trying too hard. It's a win win! 🙂
Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie says
Got to love a traybake and this looks a fab one! Perfect for hot summer days. Eb x
joskitchenlarder says
Thanks Eb! 🙂 This one is mid-week meal friendly for sure, super fuss free in this weather 🙂 x
Corina Blum says
I think meals like this are a great choice for hot days as like you say, the oven does all the work. Like you, we eat quite a lot of meals like this but I don't have very many on my blog. The leftovers would be delicious too either hot or cold so thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice x
joskitchenlarder says
Thanks Corina 🙂 aren't they just! So quick and easy to put together plus super easy to adapt to. Leftovers are spectacular when turned into salad. x