8 Minute Baked Salmon Fillet Recipe

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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Cook Time

    8 mins

  • Total Time

    13 mins

  • Servings

    4 servings

  • Calories

    259 kcal

8 Minute Baked Salmon Fillet Recipe

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

Servings
  • 4 ounce salmon fillets
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper sea salt

Optional Seasonings

Personal Favorite

  • ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon coconut sugar
  • ½ teaspoon oregano

Lemon Thyme

  • 1 teaspoon thyme fresh thyme leaves; lemon zest and squeeze used; salmon cooked
  • 1 teaspoon lemon
  • 1 teaspoon salmon

Garlicky

  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 2 finely minced garlic cloves; 1 thinly sliced lemon
  • 1 teaspoon garlic
  • 1 teaspoon lemon

Chili Lime

  • 1 teaspoon chili powder ½ teaspoon garlic powder; lime zest
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon lime

Rosemary

  • garlic finely minced garlic clove, minced fresh rosemary, thinly sliced lemon
  • rosemary
  • lemon

curry

  • 1 teaspoon curry powder ½ teaspoon each garlic powder and coconut sugar; lime zest
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon coconut sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lime

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. 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 (29%) Monounsaturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 94mg (31%) Sodium 366mg (15%) Potassium 834mg (18%) 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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