We eat a lot of salmon in our home.
First of all, salmon is very accessible and secondly, it’s healthy and loaded with omega 3, a brain food which is great for little G.
Baked Salmon with Foil
Baked Salmon with Foil is the easiest way to cook salmon in the oven.
First of all, the salmon will remain moist, juicy and flavorful.
Secondly, there is no dirty dish to clean.
It’s so easy!
This foil-wrapped Garlic Lemon Butter Salmon has become one of my favorite recipes whenever I want a quick dish for dinner.
Farmed Salmon or Wild Caught Salmon
There are many types of salmon in the market, wild caught, farmed, in different cuts.
I always buy wild caught salmon if they are available.
Even though farmed salmon is cheaper, there are reports about unethical farming of the dish.
For this recipe, I chose a wild-caught salmon fillet which is not too thick.
This ensures that the salmon cooks evenly in the oven.
Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce
Garlic lemon butter sauce is an amazing sauce that you can make at home and it goes well with just about any protein.
My version is sweetened with honey, making this salmon dish even more tantalizing. The best thing of all, the active time is 10 minutes and the oven is doing the rest!
Side Dishes To Serve with Salmon
As salmon can be fishy, I like tomato-based side dishes that would help with the fishy after taste.
Below please find my favorites.
I also provide Recipe Pairing Ideas below, scroll down and look for them.
Serve Garlic Lemon Butter Salmon with:
For a wholesome dinner, make the following dishes.
This Recipe Goes Well with:
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Garlic Lemon Butter Salmon Recipe
Garlic Lemon Butter Salmon - the easiest foil-wrapped salmon recipe ever with crazy delicious salmon in garlic lemon butter sauce. So good!
Ingredients
- 1 lb salmon fillet
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- sliced lemon for garnishing
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400F.
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In a small bowl, mix the garlic, lemon juice, honey, butter, cayenne pepper and salt together. Whisk to combine well.
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Rinse the salmon with cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Transfer the salmon to a big sheet of aluminum foil and drizzle the garlic lemon butter mixture on the salmon. Coat well. Top with parsley. Wrap the salmon up tightly and bake for 20 minutes, or until the salmon is cooked through.
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Unwrap the foil, garnish with sliced lemon and serve immediately.
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JT
Do I leave the skin on when baking? Should I use cooking spray on the foil to avoid sticking?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, you can leave skin on and yes you can use cooking spray.
Cath
Will Real Lemon work? I would like to try this,but I have no fresh lemon.
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, it should work.
Melissa
Hello! My salmon is 2.5 lbs, stupid question maybe but do I cook for 20 min as listed on your recipe
Or double the cooking time?
Ruth
I’m making the recipe for 4. Do you wrap each salmon separately or altogether?
Rasa Malaysia
All together. You may separate them into two parcels if you like.
Tenesha
Good Evening, can I marinate this overnight?
Rasa Malaysia
I won’t marinate it overnight as lemon will make fish mushy.
Roe17
I’m following this recepie tonight. We’ll see how it goes,it smells amazing I can say that so far 🤗
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome let me know how you like the garlic lemon butter salmon.
Diana
Can I substitute fresh tuna?
Rasa Malaysia
I think so, you can try and let me know how it goes. :)
Libby Sorott
Is it necessary to wrap the salmon or can it just be baked on top of sliced lemons?
Rasa Malaysia
You can just bake without wrapping with aluminum foil.
Hayley
Preheat oven to 400F.
In a small bowl, mix the garlic, lemon juice, honey, butter, cayenne pepper and salt together. Whisk to combine well.
Rinse the salmon with cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Transfer the salmon to a big sheet of aluminum foil and drizzle the garlic lemon butter mixture on the salmon. Coat well. Top with parsley. Wrap the salmon up tightly and bake for 20 minutes, or until the salmon is cooked through.
Unwrap the foil, garnish with sliced lemon and serve immediately.
Marie Czarnecki
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Chres
I’m having the hardest time finding the instructions for this recipe, I found the ingredients but cant seem to find the rest… Am I missing something?
Lauren
I’ve made this before and it was great. I just visited the site to make it again and I can’t find the instructions either
Hayley
I mix all the ingredients in a bowl and spread on the salmon and then bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes. Couldn’t find instructions so I improvised. Taste the same!
Rebecca
Me too! Did you find them?
Marie Czarnecki
Don’t know why you all having problems with instructions, I am looking at them before noting this.
Heather Brody
If I just want to prep this to make later tonight can I wrap it in the foil and let it set in the fridge until I am ready to bake it?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, totally! But bear in mind that the moisture content in the salmon might seep out and make the salmon more watery after baking. :)
Lindsay
Should I adjust the cooking time for frozen salmon or thaw it first? Also, do you think fresh, uncooked asparagus and brussel sprouts would cook perfectly in the same foil, in the same time? I’m about to make this.
Vandana
Hi, can I use frypan instead of oven?? No oven at home!
Rasa Malaysia
Yes you can!
Lindsey
Great easy recipe!!!! My son had 4 helpings! Parchment paper really kept in the flavor and moisture. Will make this again.
Mandi
Cook at what temp?
Rasa Malaysia
400 F per the recipe.
Layne
Deliciously simple! Thank you!
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Layne!!
Marie
Thanks for this recipe Bee. I also used parchment paper and it came out perfectly yummy, yummy,yummy!! It is an easy to prepare meal I will surely be making again and again.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Marie, thanks so much for trying my garlic lemon butter salmon. Please make sure you check out my other recipes here, there are all good: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
Sharron
Wrapping the salmon in parchment paper is better and healthier option. Will make this soon. Thanks for recipe
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome, thanks for the suggestion about parchment paper.
Jane
Hi lovely recipe :))
To Sharon why is the parchment paper healthier?thank you
Ellen
Hi Jane,
I think that Sharron possibly uses parchment paper due to the Alzheimers — aluminium link?