Steamed Salmon with Olives and Capers

Steamed salmon is served with a lemon, olive, and caper dressing and topped with fresh dill in this super simple and quick recipe.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 389 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 2 (6 ounce) fillets salmon
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, or more to taste
• 1 lemon, juiced, divided
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill, or to taste
• 7 pitted green olives, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring 1 to 2 inches of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Season salmon with salt and pepper and sprinkle with 1/2 of the lemon juice; place in a steamer basket. Insert the steamer basket into the saucepan, cover, and steam until salmon is easily flaked with a fork, 7 to 8 minutes.

Step 2

While salmon cooks, whisk olives, olive oil, capers, and remaining lemon juice together in a bowl. Season with salt.

Step 3

Place salmon on serving plates, spoon dressing over top, and sprinkle with dill.