Description
This Garlic Butter Baked Salmon recipe is a simple yet flavorful dish that combines juicy salmon fillets with tender broccoli, infused with a delicious garlic herb butter. Perfect for a quick and healthy weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Salmon:
- 4 (6 ounces each) salmon fillets
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
Broccoli:
- 4 to 6 cups broccoli florets
Garlic Butter:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Additional:
- 1 lemon, halved
- Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 400˚F and grease a sheet pan with cooking spray.
- Prepare Ingredients: Arrange broccoli and salmon on the sheet pan, rub minced garlic over the fillets.
- Mix Butter: In a bowl, whisk together melted butter, brown sugar, oregano, thyme, and rosemary.
- Add Butter Mixture: Pour the butter mixture over the salmon and veggies.
- Season and Squeeze Lemon: Squeeze lemon juice over everything, season with salt and pepper.
- Bake: Bake for 15 minutes until fish is flaky and reaches 145˚F.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish with parsley, serve with lemon slices.
Notes
- Make sure not to overcook the salmon to keep it tender and juicy.
- You can customize the herb blend in the butter to suit your taste preferences.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet with veggies
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: Garlic Butter Baked Salmon, Salmon with Garlic Butter, Baked Salmon Recipe