5 from 16 votes
Baked Salmon Recipe
Baked Salmon uses fillets seasoned with salt, pepper, fresh dill, and chives, roasted on a bed of lemon slices and parsley sprigs. The high-heat oven roasting cooks the fish evenly, infusing it with citrus and herb aromatics for a light, fresh finish.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
233 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 lemon plural
- 8 to 10 prigs parsley plus 1 tablespoon chopped, fresh
- extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pound salmon such as sockeye or coho, whole skin-on side, wild
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- black pepper to taste, fresh
- 2 tablespoons dill chopped, fresh
- 1 tablespoons chive chopped, fresh
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450F.
- Slice 1 of the lemons thin, the second into wedges.
- Place the lemon slices on a large sheet pan lined with parchment arranged in the center just under the fish.
- Top with parsley sprigs and drizzle with 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
- Drizzle the remaining 1 teaspoon of olive oil over the flesh side of the fish and rub all over, season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to the pan over the lemon slices, skin side down.
- Roast 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish, until the thickest part of the fish is cooked though in the center.
- Top with fresh herbs and serve with lemon wedges.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
5ounces
Calories
233kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
30.5g
(61%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
1.5g
(8%)
Cholesterol
83mg
(28%)
Sodium
160mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 233
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 5ounces | |
| Calories | 233kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 30.5g | 61% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.5g | 8% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 160mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.