Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound of salmon
- chopped parsley for garnish
For the Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
- Four garlic cloves, minced
- One tablespoon of dijon mustard
- One tablespoon of unsalted butter, melted
- Two tablespoons of raw honey
- One teaspoon of lemon zest
- ¼ teaspoon of smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon of basil
- ⅛ teaspoon of red pepper flakes
- ⅛ teaspoon of black pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cover a baking pan with a wide piece of foil, make the foil piece large enough to fold over, and close later to make a package. Place the fish in the foil’s middle.
- Lemon zest, garlic cloves, butter, dijon mustard, smoked paprika, honey, basil, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper should all be combined in a small bowl. Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir until well blended.
- Fold the foil up over the salmon to make a tent and pour the lemon garlic butter mixture over the salmon
- Bake the salmon for about 10 to 14 minutes or until the desired doneness is reached.
- Remove the salmon from the oven and preheat the broiler to HIGH.
- Unfold the foil to reveal the salmon. Return the salmon to the broiler for another 2 to 3 minutes, or until there is minimal browning on top of the caramelization.
- Remove the salmon from the oven. Serve with lemon wedges and chopped parsley as a garnish.
This recipe for baked salmon in foil yields very flavorful results, and you should try and enjoy it with your loved ones. The entire cooking duration is 20 minutes, including a prep time of 5 minutes and a cook time of 15 minutes, making it a really quick and easy dinner option.
For more recipe ideas on cooking salmon in the oven in foil, check out this video recipe.