Butter Baked Salmon

Name: Butter Baked Salmon
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 0.5 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter; 1 tsp lemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 clove Garlic, chopped; Kosher salt ground black pepper, freshly; 4 (6-ounce) skin-on salmon fillets; Flat Leaf Parsley, chopped for garnish; Cast-Iron Hasselback Potatoes, for serving optional

Try this method for the richest, easiest way to cook fish.

Brooke1999

Prep5 min

Total5 min

Servings4

Difficultyeasy

Dinner / SupperEntrees

Ingredients

0.5 cup(1 stick) unsalted butter
1 tsplemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cloveGarlic, chopped
Kosher salt ground black pepper, freshly
4(6-ounce) skin-on salmon fillets
Flat Leaf Parsley, chopped for garnish
Cast-Iron Hasselback Potatoes, for serving optional

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 425°F. Place butter in an 8-by-8-inch baking dish and melt in oven, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in lemon zest and juice, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. <br/>
2
Season salmon with salt and pepper and place, skin side down, on top of butter mixture. Bake until salmon is just cooked through, 7 to 9 minutes.
3
Garnish salmon with parsley and serve with <a href="https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/a34277029/cast-iron-hasselback-potatoes/" target="_blank">Cast-Iron Hassleback Potatoes</a>, if desired, or your favorite side dish.