Baked Salmon with Garlic and Dijon

I Can't Stop Making This Baked Salmon Oven-Baked Salmon with garlic and dijon is juicy, flaky, and bursting with flavor. A Salmon weekly dinner recipe, in which you end up with perfectly cooked salmon every single time.

You don’t need any fancy ingredients to make the best-baked salmon. This is a healthy salmon marinade and is definitely full of flavor. The best part is – there is no marinating required!

Easy Salmon Marinade

Baking the salmon at 450° F (230°C) quickly roasts the exterior and seals in the natural juiciness of the salmon, making it flaky, tender, and moist.

Roast at 450˚F for 12 -15 minutes

Salmon internal temperature should reach 145˚F (remove it from the oven at 140˚F since the temperature will continue to rise as it rests).

How Long to Oven Bake Salmon

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Baked Salmon with Garlic and Dijon

Ingredients

2 1/2 lb salmon filet

3 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

3 Tbsp olive oil

1 fresh lemon, juiced

6 garlic cloves, pressed

1 Tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tsp sea salt or to taste

1/2 tsp black pepper or to taste

1 Lemon, sliced into rings for garnishing

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450˚F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Slice salmon into even portions and arrange them on a lined baking sheet, skin-side-down.

In a small bowl, combine: 3 Tbsp parsley, 6 pressed garlic cloves, 3 Tbsp oil and lemon juice, 1 Tbsp Dijon, 1 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper.

Generously spread the marinade over the top and sides of the salmon.

Bake at 450°F for 12-15 min or until just cooked through and flaky. Don't over-cook.

Recipe Notes

Air Fryer Salmon: place salmon pieces on the wire basket, spread marinade over the top, and air fry at 400˚F for 12 minutes or until cooked.