Description
A one-pan easy salmon dinner idea. The lemon-garlic-herb butter is GOLD!! It melts into the salmon and asparagus as it bakes and every bite is so flavorful.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs salmon filet, cut into six 6 oz portions
- 2 lbs asparagus, fibrous ends removed
- Salt and black pepper, added to taste
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 small lemon, sliced into rings for garnish
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed or minced
- 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 450˚F with oven rack in top third. Line large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Place salmon filets in a row down the center and arrange trimmed asparagus on the sides. Drizzle asparagus lightly with olive oil and roll to coat. Sprinkle both asparagus and salmon with salt and pepper.
- Make Flavored Butter: Mash together softened butter, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, salt, and black pepper. Spoon 3/4 of the flavored butter over the salmon and spread evenly, then dab the remaining butter over the asparagus.
- Bake: Top each salmon filet with a slice of lemon and bake uncovered at 450˚F for 10-12 minutes. Set oven to BROIL and bake another 2-3 minutes until salmon is flaky and reaches an internal temperature of 145˚F.
Notes
For thin asparagus, add it to the sheet pan halfway through baking to prevent overcooking. To soften butter quickly, place a wrapped stick in a ziploc bag and submerge in warm (100˚F) water for 10-15 minutes.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 374 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 460 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 113 mg
Keywords: salmon and asparagus, Salmon Asparagus, sheet pan salmon and asparagus