This baked lemon pepper salmon recipe is such a delicious and easy way to prepare salmon in the oven. It only takes 12 minutes at 400ºF to whip up this healthy dinner idea!
Salmon cooks up so fast, has a beautiful mild flavor without the fishy-ness, and is very easy to find at your local grocery store. You don’t need a whole lot of effort and time to make this salmon taste amazing.
Feel free to turn this into a one pan meal by adding some of your favorite veggies like broccoli, asparagus or even potatoes.
INGREDIENTS
2 5-oz. salmon filets
1.5 teaspoons lemon pepper
salt, to taste
2 lemon, sliced into wheels
Lemon zest, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
First, preheat the oven to 400ºF.
Next, prepare salmon, by placing a double piece of paper towel on a large plate. Place salmon filets on top of the paper towel, skin-side down and then place another piece of paper towel on top. Use your hands to press the paper towel into the salmon in order to remove as much moisture as possible.
Next, prepare a baking sheet with foil and cooking spray.
Then place the salmon filets on top skin-side down.
Sprinkle on a generous amount of lemon pepper seasoning on top of each filet. And, season with salt to taste and place lemon wheels on top.
Bake at 400ºF for 12-14 minutes or until the salmon is cooked all the way through a
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