Salmon Roasted in Butter
A super easy, perfectly tasty salmon recipe, ready from start to finish in 20 minutes! Salmon is roasted in a buttery herb mixture and finished with a slash of lemon juice or a sprinkle of zest (if you love lemon add both!). A simple yet elegant entree perfectly fit for any day of the week!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3 Tbsp minced fresh dill
- 4 (6 oz) skin-on salmon fillets ((I recommend using thicker fillets))
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
- Lemon wedges or lemon zest, (for serving)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
- 2
Place butter in small roasting dish, sprinkle dill evenly across. Place in oven and heat until butter has melted and dill is sizzling, about 4 - 5 minutes.
- 3
Remove pan from oven and place fillets skin-side up. Return to oven and roast 4 minutes.
- 4
Remove from oven and pull skin from salmon (if the skin doesn't pull away roast another 1 - 2 minutes).
- 5
Season the now skinless side with salt and pepper then carefully flip fillets and season opposite side with salt and pepper. Sprinkle garlic into melted butter around salmon.
- 6
Return to oven and cook to desired doneness, about 3 - 4 minutes longer.
- 7
Plate salmon and spoon butter in pan over salmon. Sprinkle with parsley and serve warm with lemon zest or lemon wedges for spritzing.
- 8
Recipe source: adapted from NYT