You will love how simple and delicious this Baked Salmon Recipe is! The perfect weeknight dinner recipe, ready in 30 minutes or less, makes it ideal! A no-fuss, no-muss recipe, as the tin foil makes clean up super easy. Make this family-favourite recipe tonight for dinner!
If you’re looking for delicious side dishes to go with this baked salmon, try it with some green beans, broccoli, mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus and/or rice.
This recipe is delicious, tender, flaky, and full of flavor. It’s sure to be a hit with your family, just like it is with mine.
I’ve been making this recipe for years now, and every time I make it, my family always asks for more.
This easy baked salmon recipe is quick to make and a tasty dinner choice. When you use garlic butter and lemon to create the sauce, it gives this salmon even depth of flavor.
Recipe Ingredients
Salmon — You can use a long piece of salmon or small salmon filets. For this recipe I used wild salmon, but you can use any kind of salmon like all the different type of salmon include coho salmon, sockeye, pink, king, and chinook salmon.
Lemon juice and garlic — Fresh lemon juice and minced garlic add a lot of flavor to this salmon recipe.
Melted butter or melted ghee — Be sure to be unsalted butter because it lets you control the salt level and enhances the natural flavors of the ingredients.
Seasoning (spices) — I used kosher salt, black pepper, dried oregano, crushed red pepper. But you can also use paprika, garlic powder, thyme, Italian seasoning and fresh herbs.
How To Make This Salmon Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF and prepare a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- In a small bowl, add lemon juice, garlic, and melted butter and whisk until combined.
- Remove the salmon from the fridge and pat it dry with a paper towel. Place the salmon (skin side down) on a baking sheet and pour the butter mixture over it.
- Season with salt, pepper, oregano, and red pepper flakes.
- Fold the sides of the foil over the salmon to fully seal it.
- Place the sheet pan into the oven, and bake until cooked, about 12-16 minutes.
- Open the foil, and broil salmon for 2-3 minutes until the tops are golden. Be careful not to burn the fish by keeping a close eye on it.
- Remove the sheet pan from the oven when the salmon flakes easily with a fork. For perfect doneness, insert a thermometer into the thickest part of the salmon —it should read 145°F.
Ways to use leftover salmon
- Salmon tacos: shred the salmon up and serve it in a taco and salad.
- Salmon pasta: roughly chop up the leftover and add it to a pasta
- Salmon salad: break up the salmon with a fork and toss it in a leafy salad or greek salad.
- You can make salmon meal-prep for your lunch week since it stays go in the fridge for up 4 days.
- You can also make this quick and easy salmon patties.
How To Store Leftovers
To Store — Transfer leftover to an airtight glass container and keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Or, portion it out into meal prep containers to have for lunches throughout the week.
To Freeze — I like to place it in an airtight freezer-friendly container or freezer bags. Keep in the freezer for up to 4 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight before reheating.
To Reheat — Heat the leftover in the microwave or on the stovetop. Add some olive oil to a hot pan and add the salmon to it. Cook until heated through.
More Salmon Recipes to Know:
Garlic Butter Baked Salmon Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1¼ pounds salmon fillet
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons melted butter or melted ghee
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley to garnish
- lemon slices to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line a baking sheet. The piece of foil should be large enough to fold over and seal the fish.
- In a small bowl, add lemon juice, garlic, and melted butter or melted ghee. Whisk everything together.
- Place the salmon on the prepared baking sheet. Pour the butter mixture over the salmon.
- Season with salt, pepper, oregano, and red pepper flakes.
- Fold the sides of the foil over the salmon. Make sure it is well sealed so that the sauce does not leak. Place the pan into the oven, and bake until cooked, about 12-16 minutes. The cooking time depends on the thickness of the fillet.*
- Open the foil, and broil the fish for 2-3 minutes. Be careful not to burn the fish!
- Remove from the oven. Using a spoon, pour some of the butter sauce left in the foil onto the salmon before serving. Then, garnish with fresh chopped parsley and lemon slices.
Tips
- Do not wrap the salmon too tightly as the tin foil can take off some of the salmon, making it less pretty when serving.
- Avoid using parchment paper when broiling salmon, as it can easily burn under high heat.
- And if you love salmon recipes, try these delicious salmon recipes.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
Kayla says
Hi! So salmon patties were on sale at the store, I had no clue what to do with them. Thankfully you had this amazing and delicious recipe. I added a couple actual small red peppers to it!! Oh my delicious!! Thank you!! My husband and I just love it!
Olivia Ribas says
That’s great!
Catherine Harris says
OMG 😲! This baked Salmon is so mouthwatering!I love to baked/grilled Salmon without the skin. I don’t like the slimmest of the skin. So I have them to remove it. I make foil packs using these seasoning, i first add salt,, lemon juice, lemon pepper, Cajun, sea food seasoning, butter, slice of lemon & some have Rosemary. That’s how I do mine and hubby grills them for 10-15 mins to make sure they are are all cooked. We like it cooked all da way. My hubby likes the Rosemary to his. I rather not have it. It changes the taste of my Salmon. I don’t like that especially when I love having my Cajun Salmon filets. They are pretty expensive so I buy them when publix is running their sale at $6.95 pld with a $1/coupon by being a publx shopper/member. So sign up to get a good deal.
Bobbi says
I have been making something very similar for many years and it’s a Spring Staple in our household- only I add a cruciferous roasting vegetable: asparagus, broccoli or Brussels all around the fish when baking. This gives me a 1 dish meal AND the veggies reeeeeally go well with the garlic/butter sauce!! I like to serve with rice or pasta- absorbing that wonderful sauce.
Olivia Ribas says
Thanks for sharing your twist on this recipe! Adding roasted asparagus, broccoli, or Brussels sprouts sounds like a fantastic idea for a one-dish meal, and I can imagine how well they complement the garlic/butter sauce. Serving it with rice or pasta to soak up that delicious sauce is a brilliant move. 😊🍽️
Maureen says
Our favorite way to have salmon in our house!
Olivia Ribas says
Aww amazing! Happy to hear that!