Recipe

Garlic Butter Baked Salmon

Name: Garlic Butter Baked Salmon
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 salmon fillets; 4 tablespoons butter, softened; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Rich garlic and parsley butter melts over the fillets as they bake, creating a built-in sauce.

Servings: 4
Prep: 8 min
Cook: 15 min

Prep: 8 min
Cook: 15 min
Total: 23 min

Ingredients

Method

Heat the oven to 200 C (400 F) and butter a baking dish lightly.
Mash the softened butter with garlic, parsley, zest, juice, salt and pepper.
Dry the fillets and set them in the dish.
Spread most of the butter over the fish.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes until opaque and flaking.
Spoon the melted butter from the dish over the top to serve.

Tips

Use the butter that pools in the dish as a sauce for potatoes or rice. Check the thickest part: the flesh should be opaque and flake easily with a fork, and you should follow your food-safety agency guidance on safe internal temperature.

Storage

Cool promptly, then refrigerate in a sealed container and eat within the period recommended by your local food-safety agency. Reheat gently until steaming hot, or serve cold in salads and sandwiches.

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