Whether you call this a tray-baked salmon or a sheet pan salmon, you definitely need to call it dinner tonight!
Juicy salmon, crisp potatoes, and golden mushrooms all roast together in one pan. For serving they are drizzled with a tangy red wine vinaigrette that just pulls it all together!
When it comes to dinner, I am all about easy. I admit it, I am not one of those cooks who likes to putter around the kitchen doing recipes with multiple steps and fussy this and fussy that.
If I can put all of dinner in one pan (in this case a sheet pan) and have it taste amazing, that is a total win on all fronts for me.
Like this one pan-roasted salmon dinner.
What I love about this besides the fact that it's a tray bake salmon, super simple and tastes amazing is that it pairs salmon with mushrooms and potatoes. While I love salmon paired with all sorts of veggies, I really love the earthiness of the potatoes and mushrooms.
It makes the salmon feel a little more substantial. We are all about feeling more substantial around here.
Ingredients.
- Mushrooms - you can use whatever mushrooms you like. There is no need to get super fancy here, white button mushrooms work great.
- Salmon - we like to use wild caught if we can get it.
- Honey - local honey to support your local beekeepers if you can find it.
- Red Wine Vinegar - sherry vinegar or apple cider vinegar would also work.
- Mustard - you want a flavorful whole grain mustard or a Dijon mustard.
- Parsley - fresh.
- Potatoes - my favorite potato for this is a Yukon Gold. You can use russet or red potatoes if that's what you have.
- Olive oil - since this is being used in the vinaigrette, I like to use a better quality olive oil with a fruity flavor. You can use a less expensive olive oil for the roasting of the veggies, if you'd like.
Instructions.
This recipe is so easy, you are going to love it!
Preheat the oven to 400°f.
While the oven is preheating, cut the mushrooms in half or quarter if they are big. Wash and dice the potatoes, you can peel them if you'd like.
Place the mushrooms and potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet (I like to brush the baking sheet with olive oil first or use a spray.) Toss them with 1 tablespoon of the oil and salt and pepper. Roast them for 20 minutes.
While the potatoes and mushrooms are roasting, bring the salmon out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature (about 15 minutes.) Season the salmon with salt and pepper.
Bring the baking sheet out of the oven and move the vegetables aside to make room for the salmon filets. Roast for an additional 12-15 minutes.
While the salmon is roasting, in a small bowl whisk together the rest of the olive oil, the red wine vinegar, the mustard, the honey, and the parsley.
Serve the salmon, potatoes, and mushrooms with the vinaigrette drizzled over the top.
People, this is so good.
I like to try and take a technique away from a recipe whenever I can. I know I’ve written before about learning to roast an orange, lemon, or lime along with your chicken and veggies and then squeeze it over the top for a quick finish.
The idea here is that a simple vinaigrette drizzled over right before serving totally finishes this dish. It was lovely. The combination of the grainy mustard and the sweet honey complimented the salmon and the veggies perfectly.
The vinaigrette is a classic and works well on all sorts of roasted dishes and salads. I found this recipe many, many years ago from Real Simple and make it at least once a month.
You can vary the vegetables - use what's in season and easily make an easy salmon dinner year round!
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Recipe.
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Sheet Pan Salmon with Potatoes and Mushrooms
Ingredients
Salmon with Potatoes and Mushrooms
- 1 pound potatoes washed and cut into 1 inch dice.
- 8 ounces button mushrooms cleaned and cut in half
- 4 salmon filets
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and black pepper
Red Wine Vinaigrette
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp whole grain mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 tbsp parsley finely minced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- Brush or spray a baking sheet with oil.
- Place the mushrooms and potatoes on the sheet and roast for 20 minutes.
- While the vegetables are roasting, bring the salmon out of the fridge about 15 minutes before the vegetables are ready to be pulled out. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Remove the tray from the oven and make room for the salmon filets. Roast with the vegetables for 12-15 minutes.
- While the salmon is roasting, combine all the vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together or place in a mason jar and shake.
- Serve the salmon and vegetables with a drizzle of the vinaigrette.
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This was originally published in 2010 and has been updated for 2023.
Jerry Wagatha says
Do you turn salmon over at all
Pam Greer says
No, you don't have to!
Sara Welch says
Made this for dinner last night and it has easily become a new family favorite dish! Delicious!
Ali Randall says
What a delicious dinner for midweek that has everything you need for a nutritious meal. I love the vinaigrette to drizzle over everything.
Anita says
Oh wow, this is super easy and delicious, and best of all, one pot, or to be more precise, one baking sheet! Thanks for this awesome recipe. 🙂
Kelly Anthony says
This roasted salmon with potatoes has all my favorites in one meal and one pan and I couldn't be more excited to try it.
Kristen says
My family loves this recipe. It turns out perfectly every time!
Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says
I love salmon served almost any way. The dressing for this dish sounds amazing.
girlichef says
This is the type of meal that makes me feel so healthy while I'm eating it. It looks beautiful and sounds very delicious! Thanks for sharing it w/ hns this week, Pam =)
Chris says
I love little tips like this (the vinaigrette). But the roasted citrus is also one of my favorite tricks ever, flavor amplification!
5 Star Foodie says
A delicious meal! I always love potatoes paired with mushrooms!
a moderate life says
Hi Pam! This looks lovely. I especially like to see the flavor combinations people create for salmon, which really does pick up a lot from the seasoning! Mustard and honey sounds intriquing! Just to let you know, the Two for tuesday recipe blog hop has been renamed hearth n soul hop with a nifty new blog badge you can grab at girlichef's site! Thanks for linking to the hearth and soul hop! 🙂 Alex@amoderatelife
grace says
ya'll eat a lot of fish, yet you always find ways to a)make it taste unique, b)mix it up with sides, and c)depict it beautifully.
Butterpoweredbike says
Oh Pam, you say something like, it only takes one pan to cook, and I feel positively romanced! Sigh, much as I love cooking, the dishes tend to trip me up. This fish looks really tempting, thanks for linking it to Hearh 'n Soul!
Chef Fresco says
I love Real Simple. This dish looks amazing. Your picture is especially tempting me.
Christy says
I think there is a commercial about if you know a method or technique you can make a 100 more dishes. Thanks for broadening my horizons! Thanks to for linking to the Hearth'nSoul blog hop (formerly Two for Tues!)
a good yarn says
Given that I would walk broken glass for salmon, this will definitely get a run. Roast actually.
Joanna Jenkins says
Yum! That looks delicious. I've always been a little afraid of cooking fish but this looks easy. Thanks for the tip and the gorgeous photo!
Cheers, jj
maybelle's mom says
i love the idea of very little cleaning. bravo.
Anh says
I am a big fan of roast salmon!! yummo!
Chanel11 says
Adding it last makes the dish look so scrumptiously succulent!
Sayantani says
wow happy to have found your page. you have some real good recipes with cool techniques. like this idea of roasting all in one platter. great dish. liked your summer sewing too.
Marjie says
My kind of cooking: minimal fuss and minimal dishes.
lostpastremembered says
Although I make a lot of complicated dishes for my blog... i love to make stuff like this dish...simple, quick and not 15 dirty pans to clean or 12 tasting spoons!!!
NUM!
dotblogg says
yum!there's nothing better than fresh salmon:)have a nice day:)J.
Joanne says
I like the sound of this "one pan, one bowl" business. You can't argue with that. Especially not if salmon is involved.