Lemon garlic baked salmon
Tender salmon fillets with a buttery lemon and herb glaze
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
Ingredients
- 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
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Method
0/4 doneStep 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 minStep 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.
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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).
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