Description
This crispy baked salmon brings restaurant-level flavor with pantry spices, high heat, and a squeeze of lemon. Weeknight-easy, company-worthy, and done in 15 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 (6 oz) salmon fillets, skin-on or skinless
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika (smoked paprika for extra depth)
- 1 lemon (half sliced, half for juicing)
- Fresh dill or parsley, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Pat salmon very dry with paper towels.
- In a small bowl, mix salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
- Rub salmon fillets with olive oil, then coat on all sides with the spice mix.
- Place fillets on the pan and top each with a thin lemon slice.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes until the salmon flakes easily and is just shy of opaque in the center.
- Squeeze remaining lemon over the top, let rest 1–2 minutes, sprinkle herbs if using, and serve.
Notes
Don’t overcook—pull salmon at 125–135°F. Try air frying at 400°F for ~10 minutes, or pan-sear skin-side down until mostly cooked, flipping for 30–60 seconds to finish. Serve with grain, greens, or crusty bread.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: salmon, baked salmon, crispy salmon, weeknight dinner, healthy fish