A tasty recipe for salmon baked with butter and lemon. This is your basic 20-minute weeknight recipe that you can serve company anytime.
There are millions of salmon recipes out there. I could not find what I wanted. I didn’t want a plank, to smoke nor anything with aluminum foil, yuck. I want to taste the salmon and not spend all day getting things ready. A little lemon and a little butter and I’m good with lots of things especially fish.
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I do not eat enough fish. I have known this for years. It is excellent, and I need to eat this frequently.
Notes: We have started the Dash Diet at our house. High in veggies, fruits and all around good for you. Fish needs to be a regular part of this, so I’m expanding my choices from tilapia and fried perch. More on this “diet that the doctor follows” on my Healthier Diet Page. I’m a pediatrician, not an internist so the usual warning “check with your primary care provider before any major change in your diet” applies.
Start with about a 1 pound salmon fillet. Preheat oven to 425 convection.
Prep a baking sheet with aluminum foil and a rack. Give it a good spray of PAM. If you don’t have a rack, just use the foil and spray that.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine 2 T butter, 1 T lemon juice, 1/2 t kosher salt and 1/4 t pepper.
Microwave the butter mixture until melted (about 20 seconds). Then brush both sides of the salmon.
Place on baking rack.
Bake until flaky with an internal temp of 145. About 14-15 minutes in my oven with this piece of salmon. Yours may vary some.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4 servings | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 15 minutes |
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| A tasty recipe for salmon baked with butter and lemon. This is your basic 20-minute weeknight recipe that you can serve company anytime.
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- 1 pound salmon fillet
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Start with about a 1 pound salmon fillet. Preheat oven to 425 convection.
- Prep a baking sheet with aluminum foil and a rack. Give it a good spray of PAM. If you don’t have a rack, just use the foil and spray that.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine 2 T butter, 1 T lemon juice, 1/2 t kosher salt and 1/4 t pepper.
- Microwave the butter mixture until melted (about 20 seconds). Then brush both sides of the salmon. Place on baking rack.
- Bake until flaky with an internal temp of 145. About 14-15 minutes in my oven with this piece of salmon. Yours may vary some.
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All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.
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Last Updated
July 3, 2016
Hi All, I'm DrDan and welcome to 101 Cooking for Two. We present some of the best recipes with easy to follow step by step photo instructions to make your everyday cooking needs easier. 
lindah
Thank you so much for posting such easy to follow instructions! (The photos are beyond helpful since I’m a beginner at cooking) My boyfriend is fed up with having to cook everyday and now I’m going to be the one trying to cook us dinner every night and hopefully I have good luck with your recipes!
Doug DeFrees
What is a “rake”? From your photo it appears to be a wire rack, but I’ve never heard it called a rake before.
Dan Mikesell
Typo rack
Doug DeFrees
Thanks for the recipe, Dan, this one is a winner for sure. Here’s my short post about having it for Sunday Dinner recently: http://sundaydinnerfortwo.blogspot.com/2013/05/baked-lemon-salmon.html
Rachael
My daughter doesn’t like fish but she ate the entire thing. Yay!
Leo Neuman
Could you use tilapia fillets and just reduce the cooking time?
DrDan
Yep. Use this seasoning method but the cooking method from https://www.101cookingfortwo.com/oven-baked-blackened-tilapia/.
DrDan
Susan Brint
Has anyone tried this in a regular, not convection, oven?
DrDan
Stay with the 425 and add a couple of minutes. Just be sure to check internal temp for done.
DrDan
Chandler williams
Did you say cook this at 145 degrees?
DrDan
Nope… cook until an internal temp of 145. The oven is at 425 convection.
DrDan
Angela
Love the simplicity of this dish. I was wondering if I could use lemon pepper seasoning here. If so, would I need to decrease the amount of salt/pepper in the original recipe? Thanks, Angela
DrDan
My take on lemon pepper is that it is mostly salt and pepper. So I would eliminate both and use a maybe 1 teaspoon or a little more of the lemon pepper.. The lemon then comes into question. I think I would just do the lemon pepper and add some lemon if needed.
DrDan
Josh
Very good idea. Used it for two filets. I used lemon pepper instead of salt and pepper, sea salt and cilantro flakes, land-o-lakes low salt butter and sprinkled it with progressive bread crumbs. Then lightly sprayed butter flavored spray. Followed your convection oven preheat and heat directions but 20 minutes. Mine is a Jenn-air microwave too/convection or oven that works great.
Sandra
Looks interesting. Like something I could like. My question is, the fish thawed or frozen. I have one filet that is frozen. I am not good at cooking fish (of any kind). Don’t want to ruin a good piece of Atlantic Salmon. HELP me?
(It was given to me)
Had a little luck with another piece of fish and the lemon, butter, salt and pepper recipe. Specific question: Salmon, frozen to seasoning to oven? Or thaw first? Thank you for your time.
DrDan
Thaw. Just set covered or in the package in the refrigerator the day ahead.
India
In this fast paced world simple and quick are must haves. Thank you for sharing this tasty easy to make recipe. It was a winner in our home as well.