Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon (Printable Version)
Salmon fillets baked in a zesty lemon-garlic butter sauce with fresh herbs and spices.
# What You'll Need:
→ Fish
01 - 4 (6 oz) skinless salmon fillets, pin bones removed
→ Sauce
02 - 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
03 - 3 cloves garlic, minced
04 - 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
05 - 1 tsp lemon zest
06 - 1 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
07 - 1/2 tsp salt
08 - 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
09 - 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
→ Garnish
10 - Lemon wedges, for serving
11 - Extra chopped parsley
# Directions:
01 - Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease with oil.
02 - Place the salmon fillets on the prepared baking sheet, spaced evenly apart.
03 - In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes if using.
04 - Spoon or brush the lemon-garlic butter mixture generously over each salmon fillet.
05 - Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until the salmon flakes easily with a fork and is opaque in the center.
06 - Remove from the oven. Garnish with additional parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
# Expert Hints:
01 -
- This comes together so quickly that you can have dinner on the table faster than delivery would arrive
- The sauce is versatile enough that you will want to put it on everything from chicken to roasted vegetables
- It looks restaurant elegant but uses ingredients you probably already have in your refrigerator
02 -
- Watch your salmon closely during those last few minutes because it goes from perfect to dry quickly
- The butter might separate slightly in the oven but that just means more flavor pooling around the fish
- Room temperature salmon will cook more evenly than cold straight from the refrigerator
03 -
- Pat your salmon fillets completely dry before adding the butter sauce for better adherence
- If the butter mixture seems too thick, warm it slightly for 10 seconds to make it easier to brush