This One-Pot Tomato Salmon recipe is inspired by a comforting Vietnamese dish that I grew up eating, which is pork-stuffed tofu in tomato sauce. This version uses salmon instead, creating a dish that’s just as flavorful but very easy to prepare in just 30 minutes.

The dish is packed with omega-3 fatty acids from the salmon and lycopene from the tomatoes. Tomatoes are naturally rich in lycopene, a compound studied for its ability to protect skin from sun damage at a molecular level. Cooking tomatoes actually makes this antioxidant more bioavailable, so this dish makes it optimal for your source of lycopene!

Perfect for weeknight dinners or meal prep!

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One-Pot Tomato Salmon

This one-pot tomato salmon dish is a simple Vietnamese-inspired dish where salmon is cooked in a savory tomato sauce. Rich in omega-3 fatty acids and lycopene, this healthy salmon recipe is both flavorful, nutrient-dense, and ready in less than 30 minutes.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 13

Total Time 23

Course Main Course

Servings people

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Ingredients

1 cup cherry tomatoes
3 garlic cloves
1 shallot
½ Tbsp fish sauce
1 Tbsp tomato paste
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 salmon fillets
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 roma tomatoes, cut into wedges

Garnish

Green onion, chopped

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In a food processor, blend the tomatoes, garlic, shallot, fish sauce, tomato paste, and 1 tablespoon oil until finely chopped. Set the mixture aside.
1 cup cherry tomatoes, 3 garlic cloves, 1 shallot, ½ Tbsp fish sauce, 1 Tbsp tomato paste, 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper on both sides.
2 salmon fillets, Salt and pepper
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the salmon for 2–3 minutes per side until lightly seared.
Pour the tomato mixture into the skillet along with the tomato slices. Let it cook for 2–3 minutes as the sauce heats up.
2 roma tomatoes
Reduce the heat to low–medium, cover the skillet, and simmer for 3–4 minutes until the salmon and tomatoes are fully cooked.
Garnish with green onions and serve warm.
Green onion

Keyword Biohacking, Nutrition, Quick, Seafood

Hi, I’m Tam!

I’m a Vietnamese American and the creator behind this recipe blog. I was previously a scientist but now do recipe development and content creation. I turned my love for research and food into intentional, science-backed cooking…

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