Lemon-herb roasted salmon
6
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This salmon can anchor lunch or dinner. Pair it with your favorite grain, treat it as the star of a salad, or serve it with roasted vegetables like the baked sweet potato fries shown here. When the salmon flakes when pierced with a fork, that’s a good indicator it’s done. Be sure to zest the lemon before you juice it. You will need about 2 lemons to produce enough zest and juice for this recipe. We love the mix of fresh herbs in this dish, but you can use whatever mix you like; rosemary and basil would also work beautifully. For a little heat, stir some red pepper flakes into the herb mixture.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 spray(s)
Uncooked wild pink salmon fillet(s)
1.5 pound(s)
Table salt
0.125 tsp
Black pepper
0.125 tsp
Lemon zest
1 tsp
Fresh lemon juice
4 Tbsp
Sugar
1.5 Tbsp
Fresh parsley
1 Tbsp
Fresh thyme
1 Tbsp
Fresh oregano
1 tsp
Jarred minced garlic
1 tsp
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat small shallow baking dish with nonstick spray.
2
Season both sides of salmon with salt and black pepper. Place salmon in prepared baking dish and drizzle with 2 tbsp lemon juice. Roast salmon until almost cooked through, about 13 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, in small bowl, whisk 1 tsp lemon zest, sugar, 1 tbsp parsley, 1 tbsp thyme, oregano, garlic, and remaining 2 tbsp lemon juice until sugar dissolves.
4
Top salmon with lemon-herb mixture. Continue to roast until salmon flakes with fork, about 2 minutes more. Garnish with grated lemon zest and more chopped herbs (if using).
5
Serving: 1 salmon fillet
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