Description
The absolute best baked salmon recipe! By first baking and then broiling salmon, we’re left with the most amazing crispy texture on the outside yet tender juicy salmon on the inside! Serve with your favorite side dishes for an amazing meal!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 to 2 pounds salmon (cut into individual filets)
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
Instructions
- Step: Preheat the oven to 420 degrees Fahrenheit and move one of the oven racks to a shelf that’s near the bottom.
- Step: Coat a casserole dish or rimmed baking sheet with a thin layer of avocado oil so that the salmon doesn’t stick to it.
- Step: Place the salmon filets in the baking dish skin side down and drizzle with avocado oil. Coat all of the flesh with oil to ensure it bakes evenly and doesn’t burn.
- Step: Sprinkle the salmon with sea salt, garlic powder, and paprika.
- Step: Bake on the lower shelf of the oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the salmon is fully pink and the fat appears white.
- Step: Remove the salmon from the oven, change it to the High Broil setting, and move one of the oven racks to the shelf that’s either 2nd or 3rd from the top of the oven.
- Step: Place the salmon under the broiler and broil for 4 to 8 minutes, or until it has reached your desired level of crisp and doneness.
- Step: Aim for an internal temperature of 125 degrees for medium, or 145 degrees Fahrenheit for fully cooked.
- Step: Serve salmon with your choice of side dishes and fresh lemon wedges.
Notes
Insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the fish for an accurate temperature read. Monitor thinner filets closely under the broiler to prevent burning. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Seafood Main Dishes
- Method: Baking and Broiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 filet
- Calories: 316 kcal
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 46 g
- Cholesterol: 125 mg