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The Best Oven Baked Salmon (So EASY)

This oven baked salmon uses four simple ingredients and takes less than 20 minutes. The fish has a juicy inside and crispy outside — the perfect texture duo!
Course seafood
Cuisine American
Keyword baked salmon, oven baked salmon
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 384kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F. Pat salmon dry with a paper towel.
    baking sheet with pieces of salmon
  • Place the salmon pieces skin side down on a baking sheet lined with foil. Top the salmon with pieces of butter and sprinkle generously with the garlic salt. Finally, top the salmon with lemon slices.
    salmon pieces on a baking sheet with butter and lemon
  • Bake salmon at 425°F for 6-8 minutes, depending on the thickness of the salmon fillet, until the salmon is almost cooked. Then, turn the oven up to high broil and broil for 3-4 more minutes.
    baked salmon on a baking sheet

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Nutrition

Calories: 384kcal | Protein: 45g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 1111mg | Vitamin A: 90IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1.8mg