Another salmon recipe! We eat salmon about once a week. It’s easy, delicious, and seriously good for you. This one is quick enough for a weeknight dinner but impressive enough to serve when company’s coming over.
In a nutshell
Make the sauce → top the salmon with sauce → bake!
Baked Salmon with Creamy Lemon-Dill Sauce
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
20
minutesTotal time
30
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Ingredients
- Salmon
4 salmon fillets, about 5–6 oz (140–170 g) each
½ tsp salt
½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- Creamy Lemon-Dill Sauce
½ cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
- For serving
Lemon wedges
Extra fresh dill
Reserved fresh lemon-dill sauce
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- In a small bowl, combine all the lemon dill sauce ingredients.
- Pat the salmon dry with paper towel. Place the fillets skin-side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Season the salmon with salt and pepper.
- Spread a thin layer of the sauce over the top of each salmon fillet.
Set aside about ⅓ of the sauce for serving later. - Bake uncovered for approximately 15–20 minutes, depending on the thickness of the salmon. Start checking around 15 minutes. The salmon should flake easily but still be moist in the centre.
- Remove from the oven and let the salmon rest for 2–3 minutes.
- Spoon the reserved fresh lemon-dill sauce over the salmon and garnish with fresh dill. Serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- I like to serve this with roasted spuds and green beans.
