Easy Baked Salmon with a buttery lemon sauce made with fresh lemons, honey, butter, garlic and spices. This recipe, adapted from Jessica Randhawa from The Forked Spoon, has become one of my favorite ways of making salmon.
This Baked Salmon is so delicious that will want to make it over and over again…. It takes just a couple minutes to prepare then bake for 10-15 minutes.
I have used store bought lemon butter sauce in the past, nothing compares to this homemade honey, lemon, butter sauce. It goes perfectly with salmon. The sauce takes about 2 minutes to prepare. Fresh simple and flavorful.
Serve with a side of white or brown rice, asparagus, salad or any of your favorite vegetables.
Baked Salmon with Lemon Sauce
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Baked Salmon With A Lemon Butter Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds salmon filet with or without skin
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice juice from 1/2 a lemon
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- black pepper to taste
- fresh thyme or parsley to garnish
Instructions
- Pat the salmon dry with paper towel. Let the salmon sit for 30 minutes so that it comes to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl mix together all of the ingredients for the sauce.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the slices of lemon onto the baking sheet. Place the salmon skin-side-down on top of the lemon slices.
- Pour the sauce, evenly over the salmon.
- Bake for 8-14 minutes, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 140-145 degrees F.
- Garnish with fresh thyme or parsley. Serve
Easy to make and delicious. Can’t wait to make it again. Casey
Great flavor, I followed the instructions and it turned out delicious. It’s a keeper. Susie
This is a new family favorite. We try eating fish at least once a week. Can’t wait to make it again. Kim
Pretty good! Lee