Oven Roasted Salmon with Potatoes, Beets, and Fennel
- 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, peeled, cut into wedges, about 3 large potatoes
- 3 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt and cracked black pepper
- 1 pound beets, tops removed, peeled, cut into wedges, about 3 large beets
- 1 large head fennel, sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices
- 1 pound salmon fillet
- 2 oranges, peeled and sliced horizontally
- 4 tablespoons tapenade vinaigrette, recipe follows
- Tapenade, recipe follows
- 2 slices toast spread with 2 tablespoons tapenade, cut in 1/2
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Place potatoes in a plastic bag with 1 teaspoon of olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Toss and shake to coat.
- Pour onto 1 side of a cookie sheet.
- Place beets in same bag, add 1 teaspoon of olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Toss and shake to coat.
- Pour onto same cookie sheet as potatoes, but keep divided.
- Place fennel in same bag with remaining teaspoon of olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Toss and shake to coat.
- Place in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
- Cook all vegetables, turning once until golden and cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes.
- Set aside.
- Place salmon, skin side down, in a non-stick pan with an oven-proof handle and season with salt and pepper.
- Place in oven and cook until fork tender and cooked through, about 15 to 17 minutes.
- Distribute orange slices among serving plates.
- Distribute potatoes, beets and fennel.
- Divide salmon into four pieces.
- Place one piece on each plate.
- Drizzle one tablespoon tapenade vinaigrette per plate over salmon and veggies.
- 1/4 cup tapenade, recipe follows
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Whisk together all ingredients in a small non-reactive bowl.
- Taste and adjust seasonings.
- 2 cups pitted nicoise olives
- 2 anchovies
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped and combined.
- Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/oven-roasted-salmon-with-potatoes-beets-and-fennel-recipe.html (may not work)