Salmon with baked mozzarella tomatoes

I'm trying hard to stick to eating salmon more often than I used to and I have to admit I've been quite good at it. Baking is still my favourite way of cooking salmon (steaming is on place number two), probably because that was the first way I learnt to prepare it. After experimenting few times with different spices and sauces, I've come to realise that the most divine result is achieved by just patting it gently with some olive oil and sprinkling it with some salt and pepper. Today I decided to spice up the salmon with nice Italian inspired mozzarella baked tomatoes. This dish is very easy to make and takes just around 15-20 minutes (depending on the cooking time of the fish) and it tasted delicious. Having always had salmon with either green vegetables (broccoli, green beans etc) or potatoes, it was nice to try out something new.

Ingredients
(Serves 1)
- 150g organic Salmon fillet
- 200g tomatoes, diced
- Generous pinch of dried basil
- Olive oil / garlic olive oil
- 40g grated mozzarella
- Salt
- Pepper
- Balsamic vinegar

Directions
Heat the oven to 200C. While the oven is heating up prepare the salmon and the tomatoes. To prepare salmon place it on a baking tray, pat it dry with a paper towel, then drizzle some olive oil (I used garlic olive oil this time) over it and pat it again with a paper towel so that the salmon would be nicely coated with a very thin layer of olive oil (this will make it nice and crispy later on). Then season it with salt and pepper.

To prepare the tomatoes, dice them and put in a small bowl. Add a tiny bit of olive oil (again, I used garlic olive oil), 20g grated mozzarella and a generous sprinkle of dried basil and some salt and pepper to the tomatoes and mix well. Place the mixture into a ramekin or a baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining grated mozzarella.

Place both dishes in the oven and cook in the oven for around 15 minutes (until salmon is ready and the mozzarella starts turning crispy). Place the tomatoes on a plate and drizzle with some balsamic vinegar. Add the salmon and serve the with a lemon wedge.