Baked Feta Salmon
Updated Jan 22, 2026
Ready to serve in 20 minutes, this easy baked feta salmon recipe with tomatoes, olives, feta, and herbs, is a one-pan dinner.
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Baked Feta Salmon is soo Good!
This baked feta salmon is one of my go-to “throw it in the oven and don’t think about it” dinners, with over 40g of protein. Everything goes into one dish: salmon in the middle, tomatoes, peppers, red onion, olives, and feta around it, and that’s basically it. As it bakes, the feta softens, the tomatoes break down, and you end up with a spoonable, salty, tomato-y situation that does most of the work for you. I like this baked feta salmon on nights when I want something solid for dinner but don’t feel like cooking-cooking.
Happy Cooking!
– Yumna
Baked Feta Salmon Ingredients
- Salmon: I like to use MOWI Essential Fresh Atlantic Salmon. It has a wonderful flavor as well as being sustainable. Salmon is a great source of healthy omega-3s and is high in protein.
- Vegetables: Cherry tomatoes, green pepper, red onion, garlic, kalamata olives.
- Feta cheese: This Greek cheese adds a great creamy texture and rich flavor. Goat cheese will also work well.
- Seasonings: Salt, oregano, red pepper flakes and fresh basil.
- Oil: I like to use extra virgin olive oil for this dish for a richer flavor. You can use regular olive oil if that’s what you have.
How to Make Baked Feta Salmon
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Baked Feta Salmon Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 ounces MOWI Essential Fresh Atlantic Salmon
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes quartered
- ¼ cup green pepper chopped
- ¼ cup red onion chopped
- 2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons kalamata olives pitted
- 1 garlic clove pressed
- ¼ teaspoon salt divided
- ¼ teaspoon oregano divided
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- Fresh basil for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Pat the salmon dry.
- In an oven safe dish, place the cherry tomatoes, green peppers, red onions, feta cheese, kalamata olives, garlic, half the salt and half the oregano. Pour the olive oil on top, and toss until well combined.
- Place the salmon in the middle of the baking dish surrounded by all the vegetables. Add the remaining oregano and crushed red pepper on top of the salmon. Drizzle more olive oil if desired.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, until the tomatoes soften and the salmon is cooked through.
- Add fresh basil leaves and serve with a side of your choice, if desired
Notes
- My Top Tip: Allow your salmon to reach room temperature before baking it. It helps to take it out of the fridge 15 to 30 minutes before baking. This will help it to cook evenly through.
- Storage: Leftovers will keep well covered in the fridge for up to 4 days and can be reheated in the oven. Freezing is not recommended.
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Recipe Tips
- Quarter the cherry tomatoes, rather than leaving them whole. This dish requires a lot less cooking time than the original baked feta pasta, so this will allow them to cook through and be soft.
- Double the recipe. This is the perfect meal for one, but turn this into a family meal by adding additional salmon fillets and vegetables and using a bigger baking dish.
- Do the fork check on the salmon. When it’s done cooking, the salmon should be juicy and should flake easily with a fork when pressed on top. If it is over cooked, it will look dry or crumble when you cut into it.
Serving Ideas
- Side Salad: Fresh Garden Salad, Simple Green Salad, or Classic Greek Salad
- Roasted Veggies: Roasted Broccolini, Oven Roasted Asparagus, or Roasted Butternut Squash
Comments
Just made this tonight and it is insanely good. We omitted the olives (personal preference) and doubled the garlic and it was a โhome runโ as my husband put it lol. Will definitely make again. We served it with some rice on the side!
I’m so glad you liked it, Allison!
This recipe looks amazing – but I don’t like fish. Do you think you could make it with chicken breast or thighs?
Yes, I think chicken would work! You will need to adjust the cooking time though and make sure that the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165ยบF. Hope that helps!
Would sea bass work instead of salmon?
Yes, I think so!
Perfect recipe, exactly what I was looking for. I had a similar dish in a Greek restaurant once and always wanted to make it just the same. This recipe is the closest I could find to the one I had tried.
So happy to hear, thanks so much!
Nice colorful dish, it is extra pretty! Had everything except the red onion, so I used a white one
That onion swap is perfect! So happy you liked how it turned out, Deborah.
I made this for a party of 5 adults. It was easy and incredibly tasty. One of my guests said it was the best salmon he had ever eaten. Served it with a fruit salad. So colourful and fun!
Wow, thank you for sharing those kind words!! So happy it was a hit with your guests!
Loved loved loved this recipe. Had to work with what I had. the recipe calls for green bell pepper, the picture shows red bed pepper but I had neither, still worked out great. I planned to add sun-dried tomatoes but forgot. Will definitely try to remember for next time. Highly recommend this recipe and I did not overcook it.
Yay, so glad you loved the recipe!! Sun-dried tomatoes sound great for next time. Thanks so much, Celine!
Need to be very careful to not overcook the salmon. Many people do that and don’t even know it. I added some thin cut broccoli, and asparagus. Cooked 12-13 minutes without the salmon, made a space in the middle and added the salmon, cooked another 12 minutes and the salmon was perfect. But after 25 minutes veggies still needed a few more minutes. Feta, Herbs and Olives are a big win for a flavor combination especially with a basil garnish.
Love your tweaks, Stuart! Sounds like your dish turned out amazing. Thanks for sharing!!
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