Anyone can make perfect, super-delicious Southern baked salmon. This recipe uses just a few spices more than the traditional lemon, garlic and parsley you might be used to. The dish won’t require huge lemon wedges as a garnish, because slicing into the skin and allowing the fish to marinate a bit in the spice mixture means it’s just bursting with flavor all the way through.
As a bonus, it’s ready in just 35 minutes, and most of the ingredients are already in your spice cabinet, making this healthy recipe the ideal weeknight one to have in your back pocket.
Southern baked salmon
4 5 minutes 15 minutes 35 minutes
INGERDIENTS
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
½ tablespoon onion powder
½ teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon dried parsley
½ tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper
Juice of one lemon<!–nextpage–>2 pounds salmon fillets
DIRICTIONS
Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and lightly spray with nonstick spray.
In a small pan over a medium-low heat, combine the butter, olive oil, garlic, onion powder, dried basil, dried parsley, paprika, cayenne and salt and pepper to taste.
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