This is the easiest and best-baked salmon recipe in the world! Stir a few simple ingredients together, pour over salmon fillets and bung it in the oven for 12-15 minutes. Done.
Do you eat a lot of fish at home?
We try to have it once or twice a week, but I find it can be a tricky one as most of the family prefers meat over fish.
I usually have to:
a) Be a little more experimental (Thai fish burgers - so good!)
b) Serve it with lots of temping extras (oh yeah Fish Tacos)
or,
c) Make a recipe that's a little more time consuming (I still love you Fish Pie - even if you do take an hour to make).
However.... This recipe knocks all that on the head.
This baked salmon is a simple, minimal-ingredient, quick-to-cook recipe that we all LOVE.
What do we need?
❔ Ingredient swaps/additions
If you want to use an alternative to salmon, I'd recommend Trout, Sea Bass or Tilapia fillets. These are generally thinner fillets, so bake for 2-3 minutes less.
You can also use chunkier white fish, such as Haddock, Cod or Pollack. These fish have got less flavour, so I'd add an extra sprinkle of salt and pepper too.
How to make this baked salmon
Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Place the salmon fillets skin-side-down on the baking tray.
- Mix together melted butter, garlic, honey, parsley, salt, pepper and paprika and pour over the salmon fillets
- Arrange the lemon wedges on and around the salmon.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, basting once during cooking.
That's it! Tender, fall-apart salmon with a lovely sticky-garlic glaze.
What to serve it with
You could serve this baked salmon with:
- Baby new potatoes and some Garlicky Green Beans with Parmesan
- Perfect Mashed Potatoes
- Feta and Couscous-Stuffed Roasted Romano Peppers
- Hearty Cobb Salad with Smoky Chickpeas
- Broad Bean and Quinoa Caprese Salad
- Smashed New Potatoes
TIP: You could also double up the sauce if you like, then you have more to drizzle on when you come to serve.
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Leftovers:
The leftover salmon tastes great serving cold as part of a salad or in a wrap.
Simply cool, cover and refrigerate the salmon 1-2 days, then flake it up before serving cold.
Can I freeze it?
I don't recommend freezing this recipe.
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Honey Garlic Butter Baked Salmon
Ingredients
- 4 boneless salmon fillets
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter - melted
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp dried parsley - (or 2 tsp fresh parsley, finely chopped)
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- pinch of paprika
- 1 lemon sliced into half-moons
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Line a baking tray with foil or a silicon mat.
- Place the salmon fillets, skin-side-down on the baking tray.
- In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter, garlic, honey, parsley, salt, pepper and paprika.
- Pour the mixture over the salmon fillets (don't worry about any of the sauce pooling on the tray).
- Arrange the lemon wedges on and around the salmon.
- Place in the oven and bake for 8 minutes.
- Open the oven and baste the salmon with any of the sauce that has pooled on the tray. Bake for a further 4-7 minutes until the salmon is tender.
- Serve with your favourite potatoes and green veg.
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✎ Notes
Can I make it ahead?
The salmon tastes far better when baked and eaten right away. Reheating the salmon can cause it to dry out, so I don't recommend making it ahead. You can, however, mix up the sauce ingredients - except the butter - ahead. Then add the melted butter just before you come to use the sauce.Honestly though? It's so quick to make the sauce anyway, that I just make it right beforehand.
Leftovers
The leftover salmon tastes great serving cold as part of a salad or in a wrap.Simply cool, cover and refrigerate the salmon 1-2 days, then flake it up before serving cold.
Can I freeze it?
I don't recommend freezing this recipe.Ingredient swaps/additions
If you want to use an alternative to Salmon, I'd recommend Trout, Sea Bass or Tilapia fillets. These are generally thinner fillets, so bake for 2-3 minutes less.You can also use chunkier white fish, such as Haddock, Cod or Pollack. These fish have got less flavour, so I'd add an extra sprinkle of salt and pepper too.
Nutritional Information is per serving (4 servings altogether)
Nutrition
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Lourdes says
Easy and delicious! The salmon was buttery and tender, and the garlic and lemon was a great combination to perfection. Am looking forward to trying other recipes! thank you, Nicky!
Graeme Humphrey says
This was delish! Ready in a flash. I will defo be cooking it again. I got the salmon from http://www.thebigfishlittlefish.co.uk and it absolutely did this recipe justice.
Brenda says
Flawless every time. My go-to for salmon. So so so good.
Diana Somerton says
This recipe is so good it’s now a regular meal in our house. Delicious and so easy 😋