Best Baked Salmon
Total Time
57 min
17m prep · 40m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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This baked salmon recipe cooks salmon fillets in foil packs with an olive oil, lemon, and garlic marinade. This is a great recipe that's so easy to scale up for feeding the family. My daughter who wouldn't ever dream of eating fish loves this salmon dinner!

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons light olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley , chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
  • 2 filletss salmon , 6 ounce

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, basil, salt, and pepper together in a medium bowl.

  2. 2

    Arrange salmon fillets in a small glass or ceramic baking dish; pour marinade over salmon. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for about 1 hour, turning occasionally.

  3. 3

    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  4. 4

    Transfer salmon fillets onto a large piece of aluminum foil. Spoon marinade on top and fold up the foil to seal. Place sealed foil packs on a baking sheet.

  5. 5

    Bake in preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 to 25 minutes.

  6. 6

    Serve hot and enjoy!

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