Lemon garlic baked salmon

Name: Lemon garlic baked salmon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 salmon fillets; 40 g butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; 3 garlic cloves; 1 lemon; 2 tbsp fresh dill or parsley; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.25 tsp black pepper

Tender salmon fillets with a buttery lemon and herb glaze

Features:

High protein Quick

Cuisine:Mediterranean

The easiest way to cook salmon perfectly: a hot oven, a quick lemon-garlic butter and 12 minutes. Serve with new potatoes and greens, or flake it over rice.

Total time: 17 min
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 4

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Ingredients

Serves4

4 salmon filletsabout 150g each, skin on
1 ⅜ oz buttermelted
1 tbsp olive oil
3 garlic clovescrushed
1 lemonzest and juice, plus slices to serve
2 tbsp fresh dill or parsleychopped
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper

Method

0/4 done

Step 1: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan). Lay 4 salmon fillets skin-side down in a lined baking dish and season with ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper.
Step 2: Mix 1 ⅜ oz butter, 1 tbsp olive oil, 3 garlic cloves and 1 lemon zest and juice, and spoon it over the fish.
Step 3: Bake until the salmon flakes easily but is still slightly translucent in the very centre.
12 min
Step 4: Spoon the buttery juices back over the fish, scatter with 2 tbsp fresh dill or parsley and serve with lemon slices.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 390 kcal
Protein: 31 g
Carbs: 2 g
Fat: 29 g
Fibre: 0 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

Badal Patel

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Good to know

How long does lemon garlic baked salmon take?: About 17 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 12 minutes to cook.
How many people does it serve?: 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it gluten free?: Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
What can I use instead of salmon fillets?: Trout or any firm white fish, same weight (check white fish a little sooner).
What can I use instead of butter?: The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).