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Baked Salmon with Lemon Shallot Butter Sauce

A quick & delicious baked salmon recipe with shallots that sounds fancier than it is.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 pieces of salmon
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • lemon pepper to taste
  • salt to taste
Sauce:
  • 1 shallot chopped finely
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

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  1. Pre-heat oven to 375F.
  2. Place salmon on foil-lined baking sheet (makes for easy clean-up!).
  3. Coat salmon in olive oil. Add a few dashes of lemon pepper and salt, evenly distributing over fish. Place fish in oven.
  4. Chop/mince garlic and chop shallot finely and place in small pan.
  5. Add lemon juice, lemon zest, and butter to the pan. Cook over medium heat for a few minutes, to soften shallots. Reduce heat and keep warm until fish is done.
  6. When fish is cooked, transfer to plates and pour the shallot butter over it.

Notes

  • If you're worried about timing for cooking the fish, err on the side of caution. You can always put it back in the oven if it's underdone, but you can't fix overdone. It's done when it flakes easily with a fork. I usually check it after about 10 minutes or 15 minutes if it's a bit thicker.
  • A green salad goes well with this recipe, as does jasmine rice.