Easy Baked Salmon with garlic and dijon

This baked salmon recipe is SO delicious and flavorful. Best of all, it give consistent result and easy to make under 30 minutes, perfect for all those busy nights! It allows you to prepare other part of your meal while it cooks in the oven.

Salmon is readily available and so easy to prepare. Small fillets and steaks are great for fast easy baked salmon recipes, while a whole side of salmon is nice and elegant main dish for a dinner party.

The preparation could not be simpler. You don’t need any expensive ingredients to make the best baked salmon. This is a super healthy salmon marinade with olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.

The Best Baked Salmon with Dijon and Garlic

This is one of the recipe that takes no time but delicious. The preparation could not be simpler. You don't need any expensive ingredients to make the best baked salmon. This is a super healthy salmon marinade. Baking fillet by using a baking dish or roasting pan is simple and delicious way to cook all fillet at once. These baked salmon steak looks wonderful with a glaze brushed on top.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 4

Calories 320 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 1/2 lb Salmon Fillets
• 2 1/2 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 tbsp garlic cloves finely chopped or pressed
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp black pepper (Adjust for spiciness)
• 1/2 tsp salt (Adjust to taste)
• 4 wedges Lemon sliced in to 4 wedges
• 2 tbsp fresh herbs of choice, Parsley, Rosemary or Dill

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Choose a baking sheet or baking dish that fits the salmon and line it with Aluminum foil. Lightly grease the pan. Place the salmon skin-side down on the baking sheet. Keep it aside
• In a small bowl, mix the Garlic, oil, lemon juice, Dijon, salt, black pepper and fresh herbs (Parsley)
• Spread the mixture generously on top and sides of each salmon pieces.
• Slide the pan in to the top half of your oven. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until salmon flakes easily with a fork.

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Baked Salmon Ingredients

How to make baked salmon?

What is quality Salmon?

There are mainly two different type of salmon available, farmed and wild salmon. Wild salmon comes from Pacific waters, and it has a superior taste with less fat and fewer calories. Wild salmon is usually more expensive than farmed salmon, but if you can get it, makes a difference in taste.

The season for Pacific salmon lasts from May to September. You can also get the frozen salmon any time and it will still be delicious.

The most expensive variety is Chinook or king salmon, which is the largest of all. The other varieties of salmon is called Sockeye salmon and Coho Salmon. Sockeye salmon has red flesh and firm texture.

Availability of Fresh Salmon

Common Mistakes to avoid

Overcooking Fish: One of the biggest errors in baking fish is to overcook the fish. Use a good oven thermometer to verify the oven temperature and pre-heat your oven. In most cases 10 – 15 minutes per inch in a pre-heated oven is sufficient but if the fish is cold it may take little longer. Check the fish with a fork.

Not Pre-heating Oven: Always preheat your oven before you bake or roast fish. Instead of baking fish right out of the freezer or fridge, let it come up to almost room temperature.