5.0 from 9 votes
Honey Lemon Garlic Salmon
This honey lemon garlic salmon is coated in a delicious lemon garlic butter sauce and baked to perfection. It's full of flavor and comes together in less than 20 minutes for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 325 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 lb salmon 2-4 filets
- 2 Tablespoons butter ghee or oil, melted
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 2 lemons 1 juiced and 1 sliced
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt plus more to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper plus more to taste
- 4 Lemon wedges or slices for serving
- chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Combine melted butter, garlic, honey and lemon juice.
- Line baking tray with foil enough to fold over and seal salmon.
- Place salmon on foil, skin side down and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Then pour butter mixture over salmon and top with lemon slices. Fold foil over salmon to cover.
- Bake for about 15 minutes until flaky and cooked. Time will depend on the thickness of your salmon.
- Spoon remaining juices over salmon when serving. Sprinkle with additional salt and pepper, if desired.
- Serve salmon with a lemon wedge and chopped parsley for garnish, if desired.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1filet
Calories
325kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
6.5g
(33%)
Cholesterol
83mg
(28%)
Sodium
300mg
(13%)
Potassium
630mg
(18%)
Fiber
1.5g
(6%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 325
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1filet | |
| Calories | 325kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 6.5g | 33% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 300mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 630mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 1.5g | 6% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.