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Salmon Roasted in Butter
A super easy, perfectly tasty salmon recipe, ready from start to finish in 20 minutes! Salmon is roasted in a buttery herb mixture and finished with a slash of lemon juice or a sprinkle of zest (if you love lemon add both!). A simple yet elegant entree perfectly fit for any day of the week!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
2
Place butter in small roasting dish, sprinkle dill evenly across. Place in oven and heat until butter has melted and dill is sizzling, about ⏱️ 4 - 5 minutes.
3
Remove pan from oven and place fillets skin-side up. Return to oven and roast ⏱️ 4 minutes.
4
Remove from oven and pull skin from salmon (if the skin doesn't pull away roast another ⏱️ 1 - 2 minutes).
5
Season the now skinless side with salt and pepper then carefully flip fillets and season opposite side with salt and pepper. Sprinkle garlic into melted butter around salmon.
minced garlic1 tsp
6
Return to oven and cook to desired doneness, about ⏱️ 3 - 4 minutes longer.
7
Plate salmon and spoon butter in pan over salmon. Sprinkle with parsley and serve warm with lemon zest or lemon wedges for spritzing.
8
Recipe source: adapted from NYT
Nutrition Facts
calories
344 kcal
fat Content
25 g
serving Size
1 serving
sodium Content
64 mg
protein Content
28 g
cholesterol Content
109 mg
saturated Fat Content
9 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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