Description
Whether you need a quick, healthy busy night dinner, a simple protein that you can enjoy tonight and eat leftover the next day, or a special occasion meal, this is the best baked salmon recipe for you! Made with olive oil and lemon for incredible flavor and baked in the oven for flaky tenderness.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5–6 salmon fillets (about 6 ounces each)
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 lemon (half cut into round slices and other half juiced)
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Step: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and grease a large baking pan with cooking spray.
- Step: Arrange the salmon fillets on the baking sheet and season generously with salt and pepper.
- Step: Stir together the olive oil and juice of 1/2 of the lemon.
- Step: Spoon this sauce over salmon fillets evenly and brush well the top of the salmon as well as the sides.
- Step: Thinly slice the remaining 1/2 of the lemon and top each piece of salmon with a slice of lemon.
- Step: Cover the tray with aluminum foil.
- Step: Bake the salmon in the oven for 15-18 minutes or until the salmon is flaky when pulled apart with a fork. You can broil the last 1-2 minutes if desired.
- Step: Garnish with fresh chopped parsley before serving if you’d like.
Notes
Pat dry the fillets with paper towels before seasoning. Use a food thermometer to ensure the salmon reaches an internal temperature of 125°F to 130°F at the thickest point.
- Prep Time: PT5M
- Cook Time: PT20M
- Category: Entrées
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 291 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
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