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This herbed salmon is a perfect, fancy and a healthy dinner option, in under 30 minutes. Just apply herbed butter, bake and your dinner is ready. Yep, that’s this easy.

Baked Herbed Salmon on a plate, with an orange slice on it and a fork in it

The herbed crust, adds a great flavor to salmon; sometimes salmon is hard to season well. You can always play around with herbs to create different flavors. 

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Baked Herbed Salmon on a plate, with an orange slice on it and a fork in it

Baked Herbed Salmon

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Servings
6 Servings
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 17 mins
Total Time 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 lb Salmon Fillet
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Parsley
  • 3 tbsp Fresh DIll
  • 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter softened
  • 1/2 orange (for juice)
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 3 Garlic Cloves
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Instructions

  • Line baking sheet with foil and place fillets, skin side down.
    Ingredients on table including; dill, parsley, 4 garlic cloves, orange, butter in a bowl, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and salmon on a baking pan lined with foil
  • Use a food processor or blender to combine butter, herbs, garlic cloves, parmesan, and orange juice. You can also dice everything by hand and whisk everything together.
    Blended herb butter in a blender
  • Apply a layer of herbed butter to each fillet, season with salt and pepper. 
    herb butter spread on the top of the salmon that is on the baking pan lined with foil
  • Bake it at 415F, for about 15 minutes. Use a fork to check if the fish is cooked through.
    Baked Herbed Salmon on a plate, with an orange slice on it and a fork in it
Nutrition Facts
Baked Herbed Salmon
Amount Per Serving
Calories 306 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Cholesterol 106mg 35%
Sodium 135mg 6%
Potassium 766mg 22%
Total Carbohydrates 1g 0%
Sugars 1g
Protein 31g 62%
Vitamin A 8.5%
Vitamin C 8.8%
Calcium 7.7%
Iron 7.1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Posted March 6, 2014

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Natalya Drozhzhin

Natalya founded Momsdish to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.