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Baked Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon

Baked Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon

Salmon fillet baked in a sealed foil packet with garlic, lemon juice, Italian seasoning, and butter.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 435 kcal

Equipment

  • Rimmed baking dish
  • Aluminum foil
  • Instant read thermometer

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • 1 ½ lb salmon fillet skin on or off
  • 2 tbsp olive oil divided
  • 3 cloves garlic finely minced
  • ½ lemon juice only
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter diced

Instructions
 

Cooking

  • Preheat. Heat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a rimmed dish with a large piece of foil.
  • Season. Oil the foil, set the salmon on top, then add the garlic, lemon juice, herbs, salt, and pepper.
  • Seal. Dot with butter and fold the foil into a tightly sealed packet.
  • Bake. Bake 10 to 15 minutes until the fish flakes easily at 145 degrees F, then rest 3 minutes.

Notes

Substitutions: Use dill or parsley in place of Italian seasoning, or trout fillets in place of salmon.
Tips: Tuck thin ends under and check at 10 minutes. Spoon the sauce over each portion.
Storage: Refrigerate 3 days and reheat gently to 165 degrees F.
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