Lemon Garlic Salmon

This Lemon Garlic Baked Salmon with Butter Sauce recipe is creamy, flavorful, and so simple to throw together and have on the table in under 30 minutes. The secret to this buttery salmon with a crispy top is cooking on low, then broiling for a bit.

For more salmon recipes, you might enjoy Baked Salmon in Foil with Honey Lime Sauce, Easy Foil Baked Pesto Salmon, and Honey Garlic Salmon.

This lemon garlic salmon dish is so delicious and incredibly easy.

My family eats salmon for dinner at least twice per week. We love it. I thought I had the best ways to cook salmon pretty much nailed. And, then, I learned this method - cook on low heat, then broil. SO good. We will be baking our salmon more and more with this method now.

By baking for 12 minutes, then finishing with a broil, the salmon is so buttery and flaky on the inside and the outside has a nice browned finish with a little crispness. Just the right amount.

Ingredients you will need:

1. 1 ½ lbs wild salmon
2. Butter
3. Sea Salt
4. Ground pepper
5. Minced garlic
6. Lemon wedges
7. Parsley
8. Dill

This is a healthy lemon garlic salmon recipe that can be served with many different types of sides. You might want to consider our sauteed spinach, sauteed zucchini and onions, or mashed potatoes. You can also serve it with asparagus or a fresh market salad.

How do you make broiled Lemon Garlic Salmon?

The best way to broil lemon garlic salmon is to first cook it on low heat. In this recipe you will cook the salmon for 12 minutes at 350 degrees, then set the oven to broil and cook for an additional 4 minutes, until the top of the salmon is golden and the garlic is browned slightly. By cooking this way, you ensure a buttery and flaky salmon texture with a crispy top. Perfection!

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Lemon Garlic Salmon

This Lemon Garlic Baked Salmon with Butter Sauce recipe is creamy, flavorful, and so simple to throw together and have on the table in under 30 minutes.

Course Dinner

Cuisine fish

Keyword salmon

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 16 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 358 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 ½ lb wild salmon
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• ½ tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 8 fresh lemon wedges
• 1 tsp chopped parsley
• 1 tsp chopped dill

Instructions

1. Set oven rack to center position and preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Line a 1 inch thick baking sheet with foil and spray slightly with butter spray.

3. Place salmon on the foil skin side down. Brush melted butter on salmon filets. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Sprinkle the minced garlic over the salmon filets and place lemon wedges around filets.

5. Bake for about 12 minutes. Set oven to broil and cook for about 4 more minutes, until the top of salmon turns golden and the garlic begins to brown.

6. Remove salmon from oven. Sprinkle dill and and parsley on salmon and serve. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Adapted from Jessica Gavin

Nutrition Facts

Lemon Garlic Salmon

Amount Per Serving

Calories 358 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Fat 17g26%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 109mg36%

Sodium 420mg18%

Potassium 1132mg32%

Carbohydrates 21g7%

Fiber 6g25%

Sugar 5g6%

Protein 36g72%

Calcium 80mg8%

Vitamin C 115mg139%

Vitamin A 290IU6%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.