Key ingredients in this oven baked salmon recipe
Serve garnished with finely chopped parsley. If desired, add a salmon sauce!
Look for 1 to 1 1/2-inch thick salmon fillets. You might find this type labeled “center cut” at the store. You can also use thinner fillets like sockeye salmon, which take less time to cook. Buy fresh salmon, wild caught if possible. Salmon fresh from the fish counter usually has the best flavor. Frozen can work, but opt for highest-quality possible. Fish that is wild caught in your country is usually a sustainable choice. There are also quality options in well-regulated farms; see Seafood Watch Consumer Guide. Add this simple seasoning blend. You’ll need a combination of brown sugar, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, dried thyme, cumin, and salt. Before seasoning, brush on just a thin coating of olive oil.
Frequently asked questions
Brush a medium baking dish with olive oil, then place slices from 1 lemon in the bottom and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Place the salmon on top and sprinkle the fillets with 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Mix 1 teaspoon garlic powder and ½ teaspoon each onion powder dried dill, then sprinkle evenly over the fillets. Bake in the same manner as the base recipe, then spoon over the sauce in the pan before serving.
Butter sauce: Try a garlic butter sauce, lemon butter sauce or lemon pepper sauce. Creamy sauce: Dip it into mustard sauce, classic remoulade, or dill sauce. Chimichurri: Fresh cilantro and parsley combine into a fresh and tangy bright green chimichurri sauce. Creamy pan sauce: Try flavor-popping sun dried tomato cream sauce.
Green salad: Whip up a chopped salad, apple salad, fennel orange salad, kale salad, or arugula salad. Green veggies: Try green beans, peas, baked asparagus, broccoli, sauteed broccolini, or sauteed spinach. Whole grains: A pile of grains is perfect with fish. Try adding lemon rice, couscous, orzo, or quinoa.
Opt for the basics: try it pan seared, marinated, grilled, or poached. Make smoked salmon or sockeye salmon. Try salmon tacos, a salmon sandwich or a salmon Caesar salad, Opt for salmon burgers, a salmon bowl, or this tasty honey garlic salmon.
4 from 1 review **Brine the salmon (optional): While the oven preheats, in a shallow dish mix together 4 cups room temperature water and 3 tablespoons kosher salt. Place the salmon in the water and wait for 15 minutes (this should be about the time it takes to preheat).
