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Best, Easy Healthy Baked Salmon Recipe

Best, Easy Healthy Baked Salmon Recipe

This Best, Easy Healthy Baked Salmon Recipe is a delicious and nutritious option for dinner, featuring tender salmon fillets baked with garlic and herbs.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 fillets
Calories 306 kcal

Equipment

  • baking pan

Ingredients
  

  • 4 fillets salmon about 6 ounces each
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper just a pinch if using finely ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Italian herb seasoning blend OR herbs de provence, or ¼ teaspoon each dried thyme, parsley, oregano, and basil
  • 1 medium lemon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a large baking pan. Arrange salmon fillets on the baking sheet and season generously with salt and pepper.
  • Stir together olive oil, garlic, herbs, and juice of ½ lemon. Spoon over salmon fillets being sure to rub all over the tops and sides of the salmon so it has no dry spots. Thinly slice remaining ½ of lemon and top each piece of salmon with a slice of lemon.
  • Bake for 12-15 minutes until salmon is opaque and flaky when pulled apart with a fork. You can broil the last 1-2 minutes if desired.
  • Garnish with fresh thyme or parsley if desired and serve.

Notes

Flavor tip: swap out the lemon for lime and add a sprinkle of cilantro at the end!

Nutrition

Serving: 1filletCalories: 306kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 34gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 366mgPotassium: 839mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 68IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baked, Dinner, Easy, healthy, Recipe, salmon
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