8 Minute Baked Salmon Fillet Recipe
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
13 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
259 kcal
8 Minute Baked Salmon Fillet Recipe
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This baked salmon is our favorite baked salmon recipe ever. It cooks in only 8 minutes and always turns out perfect. Learn how to bake salmon so that it turns out flaky and tender every single time!
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Ingredients
- 4 ounce salmon fillets
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon each: sea salt and pepper
Optional Seasonings
Personal Favorite
- ½ teaspoon EACH: sweet paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, coconut sugar, and oregano.
Lemon Thyme
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, zest from 1 lemon, and a squeeze of lemon when the salmon comes out of the oven.
Garlicky
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 2 finely minced garlic cloves, and 1 thinly sliced lemon.
Chili Lime
- 1 teaspoon chili powder, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, and zest from 1 lime
Rosemary
- 1 finely minced garlic clove, 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary, and 1 thinly sliced lemon.
curry
- 1 teaspoon curry powder, ½ teaspoon each: garlic powder and coconut sugar, and zest from 1 lime.
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Place the salmon on a baking sheet, leaving a little room between each piece. Drizzle each salmon fillet with ½ teaspoon of olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. If using the optional seasonings, sprinkle them on top of the salmon now.
- Put the salmon in the oven and set a timer for 8 minutes. When the timer goes off, take the salmon out of the oven and let it rest for a few minutes. It will be very tender, the flesh will have turned opaque, and there will be only a few tiny spots of white showing. (see notes.)
Notes
- The white stuff that you see when salmon cooks is protein that has coagulated and been pushed to the surface. Properly cooked salmon will only have a tiny bit of this.
- It's recommended that non sushi grade fish be cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit. As the temperature will continue to rise after it's been removed from the oven, I like to take it out when it's 135-140 degrees. 8 minutes seems to be the exact time to get to this temperature.
- In a 400 degree oven, salmon needs to bake for 4 minutes per ½ inch of thickness.
- ½ inch fillet - 4 minutes
- 1 inch fillet - 8 minutes
- 1 ½ inch fillet 12 minutes
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1 piece of salmon
Calories
259kcal
(13%)
Protein
34g
(68%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Cholesterol
94mg
(31%)
Sodium
366mg
(15%)
Potassium
834mg
(24%)
Vitamin A
68IU
(1%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 259 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 piece of salmon | |
| Calories | 259kcal | 13% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 94mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 366mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 834mg | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 68IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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