Baked Salmon with Spinach and Mozzarella
This easy and delicious baked salmon dish features creamy spinach and melted mozzarella, perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or a simple guest meal.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 fillets Salmon (Lachsfilet)
- 300 g Spinach (Blattspinat, thawed and drained)
- 1 Onion Onion (Zwiebel, sliced)
- 2 cloves Garlic (Knoblauch, minced)
- 200 g Sour Cream (Sauerrahm)
- 150 g Mozzarella Shredded or sliced
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil (Olivenöl)
Seasoning
- to taste Salt (Salz und Pfeffer)
- to taste Pepper (Salz und Pfeffer)
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Sauté sliced onion until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add drained spinach and cook until dry.
- Stir in 200 g sour cream, salt, and pepper to taste. Mix well.
- Place two salmon fillets in a baking dish. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the spinach and sour cream mix over each fillet.
- Top each fillet with 150 g mozzarella.
- Bake for 12–18 minutes, until salmon flakes with a fork and cheese is melted and golden.
- Let rest for 2 minutes before serving.
Notes
Pat salmon dry before seasoning for better topping adherence. Drain spinach well to avoid a watery topping. Use fresh mozzarella for a softer melt or low-moisture mozzarella for less liquid. Add a squeeze of lemon after baking to brighten flavors.