Baked Salmon Fillet with Lemon
Here is an easy baked salmon fillet recipe. Tender and flavorful salmon fillet are baked on a sheet pan and served with a delicious arugula avocado salad.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 Salmon fillets
- 1 lemon (juice of)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 lb baby potatoes (halved)
- 2 fennels (sliced)
- 2 cups arugula
- 1 avocado (diced)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 2 Persian cucumbers (chopped)
- 1/2 shallot (diced)
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. vinegar
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400 F / 204C. Line a baking sheet with foil and coat it with cooking spray.
- 2
Mix lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl.
- 3
Put the salmon fillets on the baking sheet and brush the fillets with the olive oil lemon mixture.
- 4
Place the halved potatoes and sliced arugula in a large bowl and mix with the remaining olive oil lemon juice mixture. Spread them around the salmon fillets.
- 5
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes depending on the thickness of the fillets.
- 6
Salad:
- 7
In a bowl, toss arugula, tomatoes, cucumber and diced avocado.
- 8
Mix diced shallot, lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil and spices. Pour the dressing on the salad.
- 9
Toss the salad with the dressing.
- 10
serve with baked salmon fillets.