Baked Salmon – A Stunning Mess

This baked salmon recipe is one I make for dinner each single week. Studying to make nice baked salmon is quite a bit like baked hen or studying how one can prepare dinner a steak. It’s a staple in my e-book. There are SO many various methods to barely alter this fundamental recipe so the meal by no means feels boring. Plus, baked salmon is wholesome and scrumptious!

I prefer to make baked salmon with some type of Asian fusion sort glaze, served over rice typically with cucumber salad. It’s mainly a salmon rice bowl sort scenario. Another choice is to make use of Italian flavors or just lemon and serve with pasta. Or Tex Mex flavors and serve with tortillas for a tacos. Or Greek flavors and serve over a salad with olives and pita. And the record goes on! Baked salmon is tremendous versatile.

Associated: Subsequent up learn to make Air Fryer Salmon.

Elements

• Salmon – typically known as a ‘salmon portion’ on the meat counter (4-6 oz.)
• Oil
• Miso
• Soy sauce

That is all the fundamental components I used for the salmon pictured. As you’ll see within the notes under there are a lot of extra choices!

How you can Bake Salmon

In case you are utilizing frozen salmon thaw it first. I normally purchase contemporary (unfrozen) salmon parts however frozen works properly too!

Add aluminum foil to the baking sheet. Elective, however this make clear up simpler. Frivolously oil the foil earlier than inserting the salmon. High with no matter spices, seasonings, or sauces you want.

Bake at 400°F for 10 minutes. Then flip the oven to broil and place the baking sheet on the highest rack. Broil for 1-2 minutes.

Serve over rice, pasta, risotto, tortillas, pita, salad or no matter else you wish to make this baked salmon a meal.

Suggestions & Notes

• Thaw frozen salmon by leaving it within the fridge the night time earlier than you propose to make use of it.
• I really like to combine soy sauce with: miso, gochujang paste or black bean paste most frequently for my sauce. Generally I’ll combine BBQ sauce and soy sauce for a easy Korean BBQ sort sauce.
• I additionally generally brush the salmon with a scorching sauce earlier than baking like: Frank’s, Sriracha or Cholula.
• Another choice is to go heavy with a dry seasoning combine or rub like: Za’atar, taco seasoning, chili seasoning, or Italian seasoning. I particularly like this feature if I’m planning so as to add the baked salmon to a salad.
• I additionally suppose maintaining it tremendous easy and topping the salmon with a little bit melted butter, lemon juice and salt and pepper is nice too!

Salads & Sides to serve with Salmon