Description
Experience tender salmon fillets enveloped in zesty lemon garlic butter, baked to perfection in foil for a hassle-free meal that delights every palate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 salmon fillets (about 6 oz each)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
- 4 cloves fresh garlic (minced)
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tsp dried dill or parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, allowing extra foil on the edges.
- In a small bowl, mix melted butter with minced garlic, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and dried herbs.
- Place salmon fillets skin-side down on the foil-lined baking sheet. Drizzle them generously with the lemon garlic butter sauce.
- Fold up the sides of the foil to create a sealed packet around the salmon.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with a fork.
- Transfer to plates and drizzle with any remaining sauce from the foil.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salmon fillet (170g)
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 360mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 100mg