Salmon is healthy and packed full of nutrition. This garlic herb roasted salmon is one of the best salmon recipes ever.
Well, we all know that salmon is loaded with omega-3 and an excellent source for a child’s cognitive development.
I am just happy that little G loves salmon. In fact, he would ask for salmon as his dinner whenever he has a craving for fish.
A few days ago, he asked me to serve salmon with his favorite garlic noodles, and here it is the garlic herb roasted salmon I made for him.
This recipe is literally what it says: garlic, herb (I used Italian parsley), and salmon roasted in an oven. It’s a great Fall/Winter recipe and definitely one of the easiest salmon recipes I have attempted.
So easy, completely fuss-free, and I didn’t even have to marinate. When you have pretty fresh salmon, you don’t need a lot of seasonings or ingredients. Let the natural flavors of salmon shines.
A little butter, herb, salt, black pepper, and lemon juice are all you need. Dinner is done in about 20 minutes, and hurray to more brain power for the little ones!
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 236 calories per serving.
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Garlic Herb Roasted Salmon
Garlic Herb Roasted Salmon – best roasted salmon recipe ever! Made with butter, garlic, herb, lemon and dinner is ready in 20 mins.
Ingredients
- 12 oz. salmon fillet, cut into two pieces
- 2 tablespoon melted butter
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper optional
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- lemon wedges
Directions
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1Preheat oven to 400°F (207°C).
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Combine the melted butter, garlic, parsley, salt, cayenne pepper (if using), lemon juice and black pepper together. Stir to combine well.
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Arrange the salmon on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spoon the garlic herb mixture onto the salmon, coat well on the top and sides of the salmon.
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Bake for 12 minutes. Dish out and serve immediately with lemon wedges.
Recipe Video
Tina
Made this recipe tonight and my kids (4 & 1) and hubby loved it! The hubs wasn’t feeling fish but said it looked good and tore it up! The butter, garlic, lemon and herb sauce was amazeballs…even on its own :-). This would be an amazing butter sauce for lobster and crab too!!! Absolute perfection & incredibly easy to make! Thank you so much!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Tina, thanks so much for trying my garlic herb roasted salmon. You’re right about lobster and crab, I will have to make them!!
Brittany
This Salmon dish was delish! I made it at my dinner party and everyone loved it!
It is super easy and goes perfectly.
Highly Recommend
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Brittany, thanks for trying my garlic herb roasted salmon. So glad that you loved it. Please check out more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
Iryna
This Salmon looks so good! I want to try this recipe tonight, but I always end up with overbaked salmon. At the same time I love my fish to be well done. Is 12 minutes enough for it to cook through?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes it is, but it all depends on the thickness of the salmon. You just have to use your best judgement. :)
Iryna
I have to say, I’ve already made this recipe a handful of times. It’s my go-to when I need a simple and delicious salmon recipe. I do cook it for 13 minutes though, just to be on the safe side:)
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Iryna, I am so happy you liked my garlic herb roasted salmon recipe. :)
Elayne
Trying to print the garlic roasted herb but it prints horribly over 3 pages. Tried to copy and paste into word, but it loses the format and bunches up putting steps on the same line.
Rasa Malaysia
You can print without the image, just click on the red bar that says print without picture.
Lyn
I made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious. Thanks for the recipe. ?
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Lyn for trying my garlic herb roasted salmon recipe!
Ann
Hi, thanks for this however I am a little confused with the order of prep.
Do you roast the salmon on its own without any garlic, butter and parsley?
Or do you prepare all this beforehand and marinate the salmon and place in the oven with it all over it?
Please let me know because the recipe looks so good :)
H
You mix the ingredients listed and then spoon it on the raw salmon before putting it in the oven and roast it all together.
ann
Can I ask, do you bake the salmon on its own and add the parsley, garlic and butter after it is cooked, or do you prepare all of this first and marinate the parsley, garlic and butter on the salmon and roast all of this?
Just a little confused with the order or prep.
Rasa Malaysia
The recipe is very simple https://rasamalaysia.com/garlic-herb-roasted-salmon/2/: Combine the melted butter, garlic, parsley, salt, cayenne pepper, lemon juice and black pepper together. Stir to combine well. Arrange the salmon on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spoon the garlic herb mixture onto the salmon, coat well on the top and sides of the salmon.
Rachel
aww I just found out about this site and I have to say I love it! I’m a new mama with very limited cooking skills, wish to learn from this site as much as I can. Would like to check, can I replace parchment paper with aluminium foil? What’s the procedures like to place the baking sheet lined with aluminum foil? Thanks on advance! :))
Rasa Malaysia
Yes you can use aluminum foil. Thanks Rachel and welcome to my website.
Ivy Mok
I made this last night. What a great recipe, easy and tasty! Hubby who doesn’t like salmon very much loved this one. Thanks for sharing this recipe. Will definitely make again.
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Ivy, try the other salmon recipes I have…they are all good! :)
Rochelle
I love this site. One of the best I have come across in a long time. Full of easy, useful recipes. The salmon ones are my favorite. I eat so much of it that the guy at the meat counter jokes that I must of been a kodiak bear in my former life. LOL. Tried some of the recipes and liked each of them. Keep up the good work! Thanks………Rochelle
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Rochelle, thanks so much for trying my recipes. I am so happy that you like what I do. :)
Diane Diehl
I want to try garlic salmon sounds yummy. How do you cook it? I think roasted but at what temperature and how much time!! Thank you
Connie
Rochelle, that was very funny. LOL I try to eat it alot ( i do in restaurants) but i just cannot cook it good enough to be pleasurable. I wrote down How to do it perfect every time, we will see. What is your favorite way?