best baked salmon

Fish & Seafood

Best Baked Salmon

This baked salmon recipe cooks salmon fillets in foil packs with an olive oil, lemon, and garlic marinade. This is a great recipe that's so easy to scale up for feeding the family. My daughter who wouldn't ever dream of eating fish loves this salmon dinner!

Ingredients

6 tablespoons light olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon dried basil or to taste
1 teaspoon salt or to taste
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
2 (6 ounce) fillets salmon

Directions

Whisk olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, parsley, basil, salt, and pepper together in a medium bowl.
Arrange salmon fillets in a small glass or ceramic baking dish; pour marinade over salmon. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for about 1 hour, turning occasionally.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Transfer salmon fillets onto a large piece of aluminum foil. Spoon marinade on top and fold up the foil to seal. Place sealed foil packs on a baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Serve hot and enjoy!