Poached Mediterranean Salmon

An easy clean-eating recipe to make on weeknights, this poached salmon is covered with a Mediterranean sauce of olives, tomatoes, and basil.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 23 mins
• Total Time: 43 mins
• Calories: 252 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
• 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
• 1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 (1.5 pound) salmon fillet, skin removed and quartered
• 1 tablespoon chopped rinsed capers
• 1 tablespoon chopped ripe black olives

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine lemon juice, capers, olives, vinegar, garlic, and enough water to cover the salmon in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and add salmon. Reduce heat to medium-low. Let simmer, covered, until salmon is opaque and easily flaked with a fork, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Remove salmon from the liquid. Let liquid simmer until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and basil; cook and stir the sauce until tomatoes begin to break down, about 3 minutes. Spoon sauce over the salmon to serve.