Lemon Butter Baked Salmon
This lemon butter baked salmon is flaky and flavorful with a lightly browned top. It’s an easy oven-baked salmon recipe that comes together quickly for dinner.
Servings: 6
Calories: 298kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb Salmon I used center cut Atlantic Salmon filets with the skin on
- 1 tsp Cajun seasoning click for the recipe
- ½ cup Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce click for the recipe, I used one half of 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°F.
- Pat the salmon dry with paper towels. Place the fillets skin-side down in a broiler-safe baking dish.
- Sprinkle the Cajun seasoning evenly over the top and sides of the salmon.
- Pour the lemon garlic butter sauce over the salmon, allowing some of the sauce to collect around the fillets.
- Bake uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Turn the broiler to low. Broil for up to 5 minutes, watching closely, until the salmon is lightly browned on top and cooked to your preferred doneness.
Notes
- Salmon: I use thick Atlantic salmon fillets. Thinner fillets, including sockeye, may cook faster.
- Cooking time: Start checking thinner pieces before the full cooking time since thickness affects how quickly the salmon cooks.
- Broiling: Watch closely since broiler strength varies by oven. The salmon may need less than 5 minutes.
- Seasoning: Use salmon seasoning, lemon pepper seasoning, Creole seasoning, or Old Bay seasoning instead of Cajun seasoning.
- Serving: Spoon the lemon garlic butter from the baking dish over the salmon before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 298kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.2g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 568mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.05g | Vitamin A: 682IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
