Easy baked Salmon and Quinoa Recipe

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Here’s one of my favourite balanced dinner recipes. It’s got everything your body loves—quality protein from salmon, starchy carbs from quinoa, non-starchy greens like broccoli and green beans, and a hit of healthy fats from olive oil and sesame seeds. Notice how I didn’t call it a high-protein recipe? That’s intentional. Because nutrition is so much more than just hitting your protein goals. True nourishment comes from balance—supporting your energy, digestion, hormones, and overall wellbeing with real, whole foods.

This easy baked salmon and quinoa recipe is one of those simple, satisfying meals you’ll want to come back to again and again.

Ingredients

(serves 4)

1/3 cup tamari

1 tbsp olive oil/sesame oil

1 tbsp coconut sugar

1 tsp grated ginger

2 grated garlic cloves

2 tsp sesame seeds

6 cups broccoli (chopped into florets)

4 cups chopped green beans (frozen)

4 thin salmon fillets (approx. 400g) [I choose Ora King or Sockeye/Arctic salmon]

1 cup quinoa

1 tsp bone broth concentrate paste [I choose Best of the bone or Gevity]

To serve: sliced spring onion

Method

Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees celsius.

Rinse quinoa until water runs clear. Add to pot with 2 cups of water and bone broth, bring to boil then set to low, put lid on and simmer until cooked.

In a bowl, mix together tamari, oil, sugar, ginger, garlic and sesame seeds. Cover 2 trays with baking paper and spread half of the broccoli and green beans on top of each. Pour 1/4 of the sauce on top and mix to combine. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.

Remove trays from oven, make space to add the fillets of salmon. Drizzle with another 1/4 of the sauce and rub onto the salmon. Place back into oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until everything is cooked through. Divide onto plates with a side of quinoa. Top with spring onion and remaining sauce mixture.