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Keeping it simple with this Sheet Pan Blackened Salmon Bowl with Potatoes and Avocado Goddess Sauce. Baby potatoes roasted alongside blackened salmon and served bowl style with steamed brown rice, feta cheese, and the most deliciously addicting avocado goddess sauce. This is quick, easy, extra colorful, super flavorful, and so delicious. The perfect dinner to serve any night of the week. Or? Incorporate this healthy recipe into your weekly meal prep and enjoy for lunches and dinners throughout the week.
More and more over the last few years of writing HBH and developing new recipes every day, I’ve really learned what I love, and have grown into my own personal style of cooking. In the very, very early days I had so much more time to create these hugely elaborate recipes, that to be honest, no one would ever have the time or patience to make. Thankfully that was only for a very short period, I quickly realized that simple is usually best.
This sheet pan salmon bowl is one of those recipes that makes me so excited. It’s extra flavorful, so easy to make, and yet still SO delicious. My fingers are crossed that you guys will love it as much as I do!
The multiple layers and colors of this dish make it seem as though it would take a lot of effort to create. In reality it’s so simple…the best kind of dinner.
To start, I like to begin roasting the potatoes. Originally I was thinking I’d use sweet potatoes for this recipe. But after realizing I had zero sweet potatoes on hand (and after having already done the daily grocery shop). I decided to switch gears and use the baby potatoes that I had sitting in my pantry. As it turns out, the potatoes worked out so much better than the sweet potatoes would have. I think both the color and sweetness from the sweet potatoes would have been too overpowering when paired with the heavily seasoned salmon.
Got to love when a swap actually works out better. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it makes me very happy. Also, it this just goes to show you that you shouldn’t fear swapping ingredients for what you have on hand. Sometimes it actually works out better!
Ok. Moving along…
While the potatoes get a head start on cooking, season up the salmon with a good amount of spice. I use a mix of smoky paprika, cumin, plenty of garlic, and a good amount of lemon. I season well, but not overly so.
Once the potatoes begin to get tender, add the salmon to the sheet pan and finish cooking everything together. As the salmon roasts, it turns crisp on the outside, but stays buttery and flaky on the inside. It’s delicious.
The key is to use a good amount of olive oil to keep both the salmon and potatoes from drying out. In addition it adds a nice subtle olive flavor.
For the goddess sauce, I simply threw avocado, yogurt, jalapeños, and fresh herbs into a blender and pureed until smooth. It’s the same sauce I use for my lamb meatballs. You guys, if you have not made this sauce yet, the time is now.
It’s truly the best, healthy, but delicious green sauce. You can use it on everything from roasted salmon, to lamb meatballs, or as a spread on sandwiches. Or simply cook up some naan and serve it as a dip. This goddess sauce is great any way you serve it.
To complete each bowl, I added steamed brown rice and feta cheese. Maybe not totally needed, but very, very good.
Pro tip? Buy the frozen brown rice from Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. It’s a life saver when it comes to throwing together a good bowl recipe. And honestly? It’s just so much easier than making brown rice at home, which takes forever to do. Sometimes store-bought short cuts are the best thing ever.
Aside from this recipe being both easy and delicious, it also triples are a great recipe for meal prep. You can put all the components together in glass meal prep containers (including the avocado sauce), and keep stored in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Works especially well to pack up as a work lunch, or use as an incredibly fast dinner. Yes, yes!
In all seriousness, I love this recipe so much. It’s one of those dinners that I’ll be making time and time again. The colors, the flavors, it’s all soo good. And healthy!
I don’t believe in perfect, but when it comes to recipes, this is as close as it gets.
If you make this blackened salmon bowl, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to also tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
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Sheet Pan Blackened Salmon and Potato Bowl with Avocado Goddess Sauce
Servings: 6
Calories Per Serving: 959 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 pound baby potatoes, halved if large
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 4 salmon fillets (5-6 ounce)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 4 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- juice of 1-2 lemons, to your liking
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 2-3 cups cooked brown rice
- 8 ounces feta cheese, cubed or crumbled
AVOCADO GODDESS SAUCE
- 1 avocado, halved
- 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup fresh basil, plus more for serving
- 1 jalapeño, halved and seeded
- juice from 1 lemon, plus more for serving
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- kosher salt
- fresh dill, for serving
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.2. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss potatoes with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with salt and black pepper. Roast for about 20 minutes, or until tender. 3. Place the salmon on a plate and drizzle with honey. Add the paprika, cumin, garlic, lemon juice, crushed red pepper flakes, and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, rubbing the seasonings and oil evenly into each filet. 4. Remove potatoes from oven and push them to one side of pan. Put salmon on the other side. Return pan to oven and roast for 10 to 20 minutes more, until salmon reaches desired doneness and potatoes are soft. 5. Meanwhile, make the goddess sauce. Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy, adding water, 1 tablespoon at a time, as needed to thin the sauce. 6. To serve, spread the goddess sauce onto plates. Add the brown rice, potatoes, salmon, and feta. If desired, squeeze a drop of lemon juice over salmon and serve with fresh basil. Enjoy!
This recipe was amazing!! I made it tonight and it was so flavorful in so many different ways and so easy to do. I will definitely be adding this to my weeknight schedule. Email me if you want a pic!
Hi Sarah! I am so glad you loved this and I would love to see a photo if you would send it through the contact form! Thank you! xTieghan
This was AH-mazing and surprisingly simple to make – I like that the tasks overlap so it comes together quickly! Yum!
Made this tonight – so delicious! Mixed the spices, honey and lemon juice into a paste and smeared it all over the salmon. Great flavours! Went very well with lemon roasted potatoes and the avocado sauce!
I am so glad you loved it! Thank you Shantel! xTieghan
I’ve made this two times in the last month and my kids ate it all up! And the green goddess sauce… SO yummy!
So amazing! Thank you so much Liz! xTieghan
This recipe is delicious! I have made it twice now and it will be in my rotation forever!! The seasoning on the salmon is amazing, so flavorful, even my husband who eats salmon reluctantly loved it!! The goddess sauce is great on everything!
So happy you loved this one, Jodi! Thank you so much! xTieghan
Hi! This looks so yummy, but unfortunately I am out of avocados 🙁
Could you recommend any other sauce to go with it?
Thankssss
hi there! Just omit the avocado and replace it wit 1/3 cup plain greek yogurt! Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
Made this tonight and it was SO good. The spice rub with honey for the salmon was awesome, and the Avo sauce gave it the proper punch of flavor and color.
Thank you so much Beth! I am so glad this turned out amazing for you! xTieghan
I have made this twice now and it is turning into a family favorite. It is so decadent and the recipe is so simple and easy to follow.
Thank you Katie! So happy to hear that you have been loving this recipe! xTieghan
Can I use regular yogurt instead of Greek for the avocado dressing?
Thanks!
HI! I am sure that will be just fine. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
? This recipe was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!!!!! It was sooooo good. I will definitely be making this again. I loved the avocado goddess dressing – very yummy. All of the favors from this recipe pair sooooo well together and taste amazing. Love your website and your recipes.
Thank you so much Millicent! I am so glad you loved this! xTieghan
You’re right! Near perfect. Easy, healthy and beautiful. The whole family loved it and we’ll be adding this to our staple dinner list. Also love that only one pan gets dirty!
Thank you so much Rachel! I am so glad you loved this recipe! xTieghan
That was so good and I didn’t even have the cilantro ❤️
Thank you Louise! xTieghan
I made this last night and am thrilled there are leftovers! The only change I made was using kefir instead of Greek yogurt. I didn’t realize my husband had used the last of it until I went to make the dressing. The kefir worked well – and I only had to add 1 tablespoon of water to get the right consistency. I’ll likely use it on purpose in the future – because this recipe definitely has a future in my rotation.
I took your advice and prepped everything in the morning before work. Everything came together easily (and beautifully) for a weeknight dinner.
Hi Molly! I am so glad you both loved this recipe! Thank you so much! xTieghan
Made the salmon and avo goddess last night… omg this was delicious! Subbed cauli rice and left out the potatoes. The flavor on the salmon was excellent… added some extra cayenne to my salmon because I like the spice! Literally want to make for dinner again! Even my salmon hating husband ate his entire fish! Nice work!
I am so glad you both loved this recipe, Kayti! Thank you so much! xTieghan
This dish was DELICIOUS! So good Tieghan! You are totally rockin’ it! If I had a dinner party, this would be a dish I would love to make – I think it would impress any guest!
Thank you so much Kate! xTieghan