Obsessive worthy Sheet Pan Asian Chimichurri Salmon is wonderfully juicy, tender, and flavorful all baked with crisp tender snap peas and fresh sweet pineapple in ONE PAN for an easy, satisfying meal-in-one. that tastes totally gourmet! You will fall in love with this sheet pan wonder!
Asian Chimichurri Salmon Recipe Video
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Now onto today delectable recipe! This Sheet Pan Asian Chimichuri Salmon is inspired by two of my favorite previously posted recipes – my Grilled Asian Chimichurri Steak and my Sheet Pan Fajita Salmon with Cilantro Lime Butter – mash them together and you have exquisitely delicious Asian marinated salmon smothered in flavor bursting Cilantro Basil Chimichurri baked on a sheet pan with all your sides. In other words, you have heavenly deliciousness with uber convenience and no extra sides to prepare! (see my other Sheet Pan/One Pot Wonders HERE)
The star of this Sheet Pan Chimichurri Salmon is the Cilantro Basil Chimichurri. I am giddily obsessed with it – can we say FLAVOR?!! Traditional Chimichurri is a South American sauce typically comprised of parsley, garlic, red wine vinegar and chili pepper flakes and adds a dynamic, fresh, often spicy flavor to anything it adorns. To play with the flavor profile, I swapped parsley for cilantro, basil and mint, swapped red pepper flakes for jalapeno, red wine vinegar for rice wine vinegar and spiked it all with ginger, hoisin, fish sauce and lime juice. The resulting Asian Chimichurri is bright, fresh earthy, and soooooo flavorful!
Now, don’t be scared off by the length of ingredients for the Asian Chimichurri. They all get dumped into your food processor so it literally take MINUTES to make! And every ingredient is hand selected to make the most dynamic Cilantro Basli Chimichurri ever that we use in the marinade, with the peas and again to finish – so it is well worth the ingredients and the minutes it takes to whip up :).
Once we make our Asian Chimichurri, we immediately put it to work by adding ½ cup to some soy sauce to create a simple, quick marinade. Many Sheet Pan Fish recipes don’t marinate the fish/chicken, but I find this leaves all the flavor on the outside instead of seeping through and through – and we want flavor through and through. Plus, while your fish marinates for just 30-60 minutes, you can get a jump on chopping your pineapple and trimming your snap peas.
Next, add a little brown sugar and olive oil to your pineapple and roast for 5 minutes. Add your snap peas and toss them with some more Asian Chimichurri, olive oil, salt and pepper followed by our salmon and bake for 15 minutes or so and out comes crazy flavorful, savory seeping Asian Chimichurri Salmon, sweet roasted pineapple and crisp tender snap peas – all of which are exquisitely delicious on their own but together comprise the perfect bite after bite after bite.
Looking for more Salmon Recipes?
- Sheet Pan Fajita Salmon with Cilantro Lime Butter
- Asian Barbecue Salmon
- Cajun Salmon with Pineapple, Mango Avocado Salsa
- Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon with Crispy Panko and Broccoli
- Sheet Pan Cashew Honey Soy Salmon
- Sweet and Spicy Asian Salmon with Blueberry Pineapple Salsa
Sheet Pan Asian Chimichurri Salmon – another healthy Sheet Pan Dinner to add to your arsenal of quick, easy dinners with the sides built i! Enjoy!
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Sheet Pan Asian Chimichurri Salmon with Pineapple and Snap Peas
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Ingredients
- 4 (6 oz.) salmon fish fillets
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 fresh pineapple chopped into 1” chunks
- olive oil
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3 cups snap peas, ends trimmed, not snow peas
- salt and pepper
Asian Chimichurri
- 3/4 cups fresh cilantro leaves and stems packed
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves packed
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves packed
- 2 garlic cloves peeled
- 1/2 inch piece ginger peeled, roughly chopped
- 2 green onions roughly chopped
- 1 jalapeno deveined seeds separated, roughly chopped
Add later:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon quality hoisin sauce (Lee Kum Kee or Kikkoman)
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce (may sub soy sauce)
- 1/2 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/8 teaspoon EACH salt and pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
Asian Chimichurri
- Add cilantro, basil, mint, garlic, ginger, green onions, and jalapeno (without seeds) to food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped, pushing sides down as needed. Add olive oil, hoisin sauce, rice wine vinegar, fish sauce, lime juice, salt and pepper and continue to pulse until finely chopped and well combined. If you like more heat, add some jalapeno seeds to taste.
Marinade
- Remove ½ cup chimichurri to a shallow large bowl/dish or large freezer bag and whisk together ¼ cup soy sauce. Add salmon and marinate 30-60 minutes at room temperature. Meanwhile you can prep your pineapple/snap peas.
Bake
- When read to bake, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheet/jelly roll pan with foil and spray with cooking spray. Add pineapple, 1 tablespoon brown sugar and one tablespoon olive oil and toss to coat. Bake 5 minutes. NOTE: I used a large jelly roll pan but everything will fit on a baking sheet – it will just be snug.
- Remove from oven and add snap peas. Toss peas with 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon chimichurri. ¼ teaspoon salt and ⅛ teaspoon pepper. Push pineapple and snap peas to one side of the pan. Dab excess marinade from salmon with paper towels and add to pan with pineapple and snap peas.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for approximately 12-16 minutes or until salmon is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork (cooking time may vary depending on thickness of salmon, see note)* Broil salmon and veggies for 1-2 minutes or until salmon is golden. Spoon additional Chimichurri over salmon if desired (taste first).
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julie says
I still want to rave about the sheet pan salmon. My family and I love it so much. I’ll bet this one with chimichurri sauce will have the same delish component!
Thank you
anadimae says
This looks outstanding~! I just printed your recipe, but I see more to try. I think we are sort of neighbors. I’m in Rancho Santa Fe, and Seaside Market is my favorite market (my husband’s favorite place is VG’s).
I’m so glad you have a blog. I’ve just recently gotten back into cooking and your recipes look so good.
Thanks~!!!
Jen says
Oh my goodness, we are totally neighbors! I lived in Solana Beach for 5 years and love Seaside Market! That is so awesome you have gotten into cooking again, it can be so fun when you have good recipes! I hope you have fun exploring my recipes and hopefully find many new favorites! Thanks for saying hi!
Nikalette says
This was so dang good! Everything went soooo well together. The chimichurri sauce was out of this world! Hands down the best chimichurri I have ever had. Thanks for another winner!
Jen says
You’re so welcome Nikalette, I’m so pleased you loved it! Thanks for making my recipes!