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Lemon Garlic Baked Salmon

Last Updated July 19, 2022. Published July 19, 2022 By Davinah Cenou Montezuma

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This Lemon Garlic Butter Oven Baked Salmon recipe is an easy seafood main dish. It features fresh salmon filets coated in my homemade cajun seasoning. Then, I bake the salmon in the oven to perfection in my 10-minute lemon garlic butter sauce. Enjoy this with cauliflower rice pilaf, roasted air fryer broccoli, or air fryer squash to make a quick meal.

baked salmon topped with slices of lemon

Why Make This

  • Three Ingredients: this easy recipe features just three main ingredients, making it no-fuss.
  • Salmon in Lemon Garlic Butter: you can make salmon in the oven in so many ways, but one of the easiest ways to get a light & fresh flavor is to bake it in my lemon garlic butter sauce.

Ingredients Needed

  • Salmon Filets: I used center cut Atlantic Salmon and kept the skin on.
  • Cajun seasoning: this easy homemade recipe is my go-to way to add flavor to a variety of dishes, including my air fryer pork chops, cajun shrimp Alfredo and more!
  • Lemon garlic butter sauce: this homemade recipe takes just one pot and less than 10 minutes. It works perfectly in this dish as well as my baked shrimp.
lemon garlic butter sauce, salmon fillets and cajun seasoning on separate bowls

How to Make Baked Salmon

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Add the salmon to a broiler safe dish. Sprinkle the seasoning over the fish.
  2. Pour the lemon garlic butter sauce over the salmon.
  3. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes.
  4. Turn the broiler on “low” and broil the fish for 5 minutes to brown the top of the fish and allow the fish to easily flake with a fork.
steps to make baked salmon

Top Tips & FAQs

  • Broil for color: You can certainly cook your salmon through at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes. However, since we eat with our eyes first, I broil the salmon on low for the last few minutes of baking to help the salmon brown a bit on the top.
  • Swap the seasonings or adjust to taste: this recipe work wells with just about any seasoning. I’ve used lemon pepper, Old Bay or other seafood seasonings. Feel free to use a little before baking and add more to taste after the fish has cooked through.
  • Check for bones: before cooking the fish be sure to run your hand across it gently to check for bones.
Is it better to bake salmon at 350 or 400?

I personally bake my salmon at 400 degrees because it cooks the fish quickly and also helps it to get some color on the top.

What temperature should you bake salmon?

I bake my salmon at 400 degrees, but you can also bake it at 350 degrees. The main difference is that you will need to adjust the cook time. Baking fish at 350 degrees will take longer.

How long do you oven cook salmon?

Salmon takes about 15 minutes to cook in the oven.

Recipes to Enjoy This With

  • Cauliflower Rice Pilaf
  • Air Fryer Broccoli
  • Air Fryer squash

More Oven Baked Salmon Recipes

  • Baked Salmon Steak Sheet Pan Dinner Recipe
baked salmon on a rectangular baking dish

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Lemon Garlic Butter Baked Salmon

This Oven Baked Salmon recipe features fresh salmon coated in cajun seasoning, then, baked to perfect in my lemon garlic butter sauce.
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Ready in: 20 mins
Cuisine: American
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Servings: 6
Calories: 230kcal
Author: Davinah
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Ingredients

  • 1.5 lb Salmon, I used center cut Atlantic Salmon filets with the skin on
  • 1 tsp Cajun seasoning, click for the recipe
  • 1/2 lemon garlic butter sauce, click for the recipe, I used 1/2 the recipe and saved the other half for baked shrimp. You can also use a full recipe and use the extra sauce for topping vegetables, noodles, or another side dish.

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • Add the salmon to a broiler safe dish.
  • Sprinkle the seasoning over the fish.
  • Pour the lemon garlic butter sauce over the salmon.
  • Bake uncovered for 10 minutes.
  • Turn the broiler to “low” and broil the fish for 5 minutes to brown the top of the fish and allow the fish to easily flake with a fork.

Recipe Notes

  • Broil for color: You can certainly cook your salmon through at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes. However, since we eat with our eyes first, I broil the salmon on low for the last few minutes of baking to help the salmon brown a bit on the top.
  • Swap the seasonings or adjust to taste: this recipe work wells with just about any seasoning. I’ve used lemon pepper, Old Bay or other seafood seasonings. Feel free to use a little before baking and add more to taste after the fish has cooked through.
  • Check for bones: before cooking the fish be sure to run your hand across it gently to check for bones.

Nutrition Details

Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.2g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 111mg | Potassium: 566mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.04g | Vitamin A: 446IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg

The nutrition facts come from entering the recipe ingredients into Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. They may vary for any recipe based on the exact product used. The keto sweeteners I use have 0g net carbs & are not included because sugar alcohols do not impact most people. This is provided as a courtesy, but you can do your own calculations if you wish!

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